Caribbean command

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ff.LYOBRPT rT-TIDSTTIFISD A3PIAL OBJECTS

; • IX papers^ Zone was completely mystified by two "flying saucers" which flew over the area for five hours and 36 minutes on November 25..

The Air Force actually sent: up two-B-26s, one B-17,: and oneNavy patrol bomber • to- try to intercept the objects* but failed.

An official cable to Washing ton from the- Panama Canal Zone states "two unidentified objects'* were sighted over the Canal Zone>November 25 from6:06 p.-m. to 11:42 p. m.The sighting: was:. made by radar attached to- dntiaireraft guns. THe two objects^ whatever they were,; remained over the Canal Zone foi* 5'/s hou,s> traveling at an estimated speed of 275 mile* per hour and maneuvering:' from- 1000'- feet to 28,000 feet In altrtude. • As no United States aircraft were supposed to be flying irt the vicinitj^at that time, the afr defertse cononand»r:; was sufficiently stirred up overthe mysterious sigh ting;, to;, send' up th ree Afr Force- borhber3.v and one Navy patrol bomber to- ITK tetcept the strangers./.

HowevVr, they were unable1 to catch thf\ elusive objects, which ma"de abanlutely no sound. .: - •',

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Mymsg C INC 63025D D T G ' v C " Nov. Miami Herald Drew Pea rson column 20 Dec carried detai'led rept of 2 flying saucers over C Z . This rept was picked up and published in Panaman ian p a p e r s : No rpt no press release was made local 1 v and J2 intentionally used term "unidentified object ' rather than saucer in-confidential dispatch o s DirIntel CAIRC states first rept to Dept AF was made in clear 20 Nov v i a T W X . Pearson art indicates"no rpt no off i c ia1 release of news hence possible leak. Investigation and time delay indicate leakage not rpt not l o c a K J2 forward i ng copies of local news art via mail;

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