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N of Mandinga, Panama, April 1960

Date of account
1960-04
Location
N of Mandinga, Panama
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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M.S, Themistocles (Greek vessel)PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 25 Apr 60 N of Mandinga,Panama 口 Probobly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local X GroundVi suol Ground-Roder 口 Wos Aireraft 口 Probably Aireraft GMT25 2315Z AirViswal D Air-lntercopt Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS Z.SOURCE Was Astronomical aY.. Probably Astronomical Meteor OKNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficient Data far Evaluation 2 sec one SW 口 Unknown 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Large, teardrop-shaped object with blue nose, Probably a meteor. yellow midaection and red tail with yellow sparks trailing. Had fiery appearance. ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SRP 52)

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