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Radar
Lock Broken By UO
March 9, 1958
Panama Canal Zone
March 9, 1958
Panama Canal Zone
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Ridge: This is an interesting uncorrelated target incident, supported by 17 Blue Book documents. Dan Wilson: March 9-10, 1958; Panama Canal Zone
At around 2000 hours an unidentified object was picked up
on search radar approaching the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Panama.
At 2045 hours two additional blips were observed. These returns were
transferred to track radar. During the period of observation the radar
lock was broken, the equipment immediately picked up the target and
locked on again. A second radar tracking station also locked onto the
return. The manner of flight of the objects was steady, slightly
circular path over the vicinity of Fort Kobbe, Canal Zone. There was
such rapid movement of the object that it broke the lock of the
track radar. It was assumed that these were solid objects as track
radar can only be locked on a solid object. At 2400 hours, radar
advised that as soon as a searchlight was employed the object
became evasive. (Dan Wilson) Detailed reports and documents reports/580309panamacanalzone_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |