1. INSPECTOR GENERAL, USA?
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
OVERSEAS COMMAND FILES
OSI FILE DESIGNATION 2 4 - 1 8 5 - 2 0 0 : CARIBBEAN CCM4AND
2. ra V/ASHTTTGTCN F03T
2 1 December 1952
1 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 No-vember
25..
The Air Force actually sent:
up two-B-26s, one B-17,: and one-
Navy 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 from-
6:06 p.-m. to 11:42 p. m.-
The sighting: was:. made by
radar attached to- dntiaireraft
guns. THe two objects^ what-ever
they were,; remained over
the Canal Zone foi* 5'/s hou,s>
traveling at an estimated speed
of 275 mile* per hour and ma-neuvering:'
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 suffi-ciently
stirred up overthe mys-terious
sigh ting;, to;, send' up
th ree Afr Force- borhber3.v and
one Navy patrol bomber to- ITK
tetcept the strangers./. How-evVr,
they were unable1 to catch
thf elusive objects, which ma"de
abanlutely no sound. .: - •',
3. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
IH50RMAT2DN
ROUTINE
DEFT 0? AHMY MSG
FROM: C32ICAR23 QUARRY HEIGHT CZ FROM J2
TO : CSUSA WASH DC FOR S2.
NR. ••.!.. CINC 63099^ ^ _ 22 Dec
Test of message 012 following p
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^':2.
•3AW IK: 97166 (22 S«e 52)
AFKlS FORK fi
19 JAN 51 U
PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED.
UNCLASSIFIED
4. W.-:,..i[,,^.^Vj^y
MESSAGE SECURITY INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
OCS FORM
1 AUG. 31
ROUTINE
FROM;
TO i
NR :
Drew Pea
saucers
Panaman i
local 1 v
object '
DirIntel
clear 20
off i c ia1
and time
forward i
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED
NO UNCLASS REPLY OR REF
IF DTG IS QUOTED
CINCARIB.QUARRY HEIGHT CZ FROM J2
CSUSA WASH; DC FOR G2
CINC 63099Dv
Mymsg C INC 63025D D T G ' v C " Nov. Miami Herald
rson column 20 Dec carried detai'led rept of 2 flying
over CZ. This rept was picked up and published in
an papers: No rpt no press release was made
and J2 intentionally used term "unidentified
rather than saucer in-confidential dispatcho
CAIRC states first rept sto Dept AF was made in
Nov v i a T W X . Pearson art indicates"no rpt no
release of news hence possible leak. Investigation
delay indicate leakage not rpt not l o c a K J2
ng copies of local news art via mail;
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED
BY AUTHOEITY OF THE DUiL
KURT K. KimZE, Capt, USAF BY
3 DEC 1975
DATE
NOTE; tk*MAJ i^US
ACTION? G2
IHFQ i AF, C!
DA IN'220251 (22 DEC 52)
UNCLASSIFIED
REPLACES OCS FORM
375.1, t MAR 51. WHICH
MAY BE USED.