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USAF record 28965305 (1956)

28965305

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 RPTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF REPORTING 11. COMMENTS

5 April 1956 Casablanca, Morocco Local 2015 GMT 05/2015Z [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Ground-Visual Air-Visual Yes Civilian 2 RPTS not rptd/few seconds 2–3 minutes one West Two reports of firey object, one by employee of meteorological station at Casablanca Airport, Described as round firey ball orange in color bluish on edge. East-West flight. Witness took for granted that object was a meteoric aurora report including maneuvers of circling city, low speed 2–3 minute observation and disappearance behind clouds. Meteor report. Additional rpt probable exaggeration of metoor, which initiated the report.

ATIC FORM 338 (REV 26 SEP 53)

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