342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

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resulted in a balloon being in t he area of the San Andres Islands is that
located at Managua, Nicaragua. However, since no objects were seen to be
attached to the discs, it seems improbabla that a r adiosonde train might
have beert involved. There is a possibility that a balloon broke free
prior to release and subsequently developed a leak which caused it to
drift into the area of the sighting. However, none o:f these possibili­
ties account for the sighting of three obj ects within a thirty minute
period.
6.
On 7 February 1949 two Russian JOO-ton sloops (Omar and Blesk)
arrived at Colon, Republic o:f Panama, :from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands,
enroute to Valdivostok via Honolulu, Hawaii. The backtrack computation
of wind and course and point o:f sighting lend a possibility that the
objects were in free flight after release from these ships which :followed
a direct course from St Thomas to Colon. These two vessels are present­
ly awaiting rep:iirs at Colon.
Two other vessels of the same type are
presently in st Thoipas undergoing rep:iirs. Any further developments will
,,---b- e reparted promptly.
7. 'l'he above report has already been submitt ed to Headquarters
ir Materiel Command and Headquarters United States Air Force by the
Caribbean Air Command.
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