Panama City, Fla, December 1953December 1953

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Summary

On December 14, 1953, at about 9:53 a.m. local time over Panama City, civilians reported one object. There were many observers, including a housewife who was a military dependent. The object was watched for about 40 minutes.

The object was round, brilliant white, smaller than the sun but larger than a star. It traveled in many different directions. There was no tail. The sky had scattered clouds with unlimited visibility.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as a weather balloon. A weather balloon had been released from Albrook at about 9:33 a.m. A weather forecaster who watched the balloon said it traveled over Panama City and moved in different directions as the winds shifted.

Reported location

Panama City, Fla, December 1953

Date of incident

December 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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\. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION |
1h Dec 53  .u4/L 502 Panama City, Fla
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION WEATHER BALLOON
¢ivilians Weather balloon reflesed from Albrook 1433Z. Traveled over |
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Panama City and was sent in different directions by varying
winds.
one :
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
WO min Brilliant white obj visible 40 min. Traveled in many
TT TTT directions, smaller than sun, larger than star.
ground visual
7. COURSE |
varied
8. PHOTOS
Q Yes
2 Ne
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
0 Ne
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may bo used.
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pr | 4 } 3
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