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CITE DIOC 1961.
FOR INTEL PP FLY OB RPT. UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ SIGHTED SIDI SLIMANE

AB (34 DEGREE 16 MIN NS DEGREE 66 MIN W (2 SEPT CURR AT 2114
ERS BY CREW OF USAF C-47 ON ROUT TNG FLT. CREW OBSR UNUSUALLY BRIGHT
WHITE LIGHT WHICH APPEARED LARGER THAN ORDINALY AIRCRAFT NAY LIGHT.
SHAPE OF O33 COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AND NO SOUND WAS AUDIBLE.
PARA OBJ FIRST SIGHTED BY CP AT 2214 HRS WHICH WAS CALLED TO ATTN
OF PLT. LIGHT FIRST OBSR AT EST ALT OF ABOUT 4999 FEET ABOVE C-47.
OBJ RATE OF CLOSURE VMRYFAST AND FOL NEAR COLLISION COURSE IN RELATION
TO C#&7_. APPROACHING OBJ WHEN LEVEL WITH C-47 EXECUTED 189 DEGREE
DESCENDING TURN AT UNEST HIGH SPEED. DURING SECOND 183 DEGREE TURN.
O3J DESCENDED TO 7@@ FEET OR BELOWe WHILE DESCENDING. OBJ DEFINITELY
DECREASED IN SPEED, THEN MADE 9@ DEGREE TURN TOWARD MAIN HWY THAT
PARALLELS SIDI SLIMANE AB AT WHICH PT IT APPEARED STATIONARY. LIGHT
THEN DISAPPEARED, PARA OB3SRS FLEW C-47 IN 36@ DEGREE CIRCLE IN
ORDER TO QONT OBSERVATIOW OF OBJe LIGHT COULD BE SIGHTED AT ALL TIMES
BY OBSRS AND WAS SEEN FDR APRX 3 MINS. C-47 AIRCRAFT SPEED 149 MPH
ATYDN ALT OF 69@@ FEET, wEAREST PT THAT OBJ WAS OBSR WAS BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF MILE DIS. WHILE MAX DIS OF OBSERVATION WAS
APRX @-MILES, ‘VISIBILITY DURING SIGHTING 2@ MILES PLUS. SKY WAS CLEAR
WITH: NO MOON, WINDS CALM, PARA CON TWR CONTACTED WHEN OBJ FIRST
SIGHTED AND REPT NO ACT VICINITY OF SIDI SLIMANE. AIR TRAF CON
CONTACTED AND REPT NO ACFT IN AREA EXCEPT 2 NAVAL ACFT IN VICINITY
OF PORT LYAUTEY. APRX 25 WILES AWAY. WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN OBSR
3Y REPT CREW. PARA WO ELECS SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJ. THE FOL .
VERE\.GREW MEMBERS. ABOARD C-473 LT COL WILSON MOORE. 4227A. 30098
HOURS FLYING TIME}. FIRST LT JAMIE H MACINNIS, AO 1918178. 998 HRS
FLYING: TIME. PARA (SIMILAR OBJ OBSR AT NOUSASSEUR AB. 25 MARCH CURR.
REPT. BY. TWX. HQ-S AIR. DIV. DIOC O1698..) PARA UNCFM REPT FR NAVAL
WRT LYAUTEY.: THAW UNIDENTIFIED OBJ SIGHTED BY NAVY PLT AT 2019
MTHAT OBJ WAS CLOSING RAPIDLY AND APPEARED TO BE
68 DEGREE ON LINE GETWEEN PORT AND SIDI SLIMANE.

OWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
as DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.

DOD DIR 5200.19

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19 SEPT 53 1953 SEP 23 08:56
NO UNCLASSIFIED REPLY O02 SEFERFACE IF DTG IS QUOTED

Cel ROUTINE RESTRICTED
FM COMDR AIR DIV 5 RABAT FR MOROCCO!
TO COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO :

CITE DI0Cci2é5.
URMSG IC-552, CITE BLUEBOOK. FLYOBRPT INVESTIGATION COMPL. FINDINGS
FUD TO CENTER ON FORM 112, 18 SEP CURR.

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; |
DECLASSIFLED AFTER 12 YEARS. |
DOD DIR 5200.10

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AF FORM i112—PART IH
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

OM Uhgency: , RT 9G, |

Directorte of Intelligence
Headquarters 5th Air Division

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2. An wmidentified flying object wes sighted at Sidi Slimane Air Base (34°16'%
05°56'W), 2 September 1953, at 2114 hours by the crew of 4 SAP 0-47 on 8 routines
traising flizht. The crew observed an umswilly bright white light which appeared to
be larger than an ordinary sircraft navigation light, Shave of the object could not ce
determined ani no sound was audible,

2. The ovfect was first sighted by the co-nilet at 2114 hours which ws called to
the attention of the pilot. The light wee “irst obeerved at en sstimated altituca of
shout 4,000 Peet above the 6-17, The object's rate of closure was very st ami fsl-
lowed a near collision course in relation to the G«i7, The aopreaching object, when
level with the C.4i7, executed = 120° descending turn 1+ an unestinated hish sveed.
(Dering t>> second 1308 turn, the object descemied to 7°C 72+ or below. While desceniq
ing, the oviect definitely dscreased in sneed, «hen mde a 99 tir toni the min

i gway tbat parsllels 3idi Tlimane Air Sase at which noint it anveared statiomry.

The light «hen disappeared,

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3. The observers flew ‘he 0-47 in 4 360° cirele in order to continue observation
of the object. The light could be sighted at ail times by the observers and was seen
for approximately three minutes, The ©-i7's speed was 140 mph at an altitauie of 6,000
feet, The nearest point at which the object was obeerved was between one-quarter tnd
ome=kelf aile distance, while mxiaum distance of observation was approxizately eight |
aiies. page me sighting was 20 niles plus. The sky was clear with ap soon. |
Winds were -s

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Tk, $444 Steams Control Tover vas contacted when the object vas fizst sighted end
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"3. The following vere crev members of the SAF C-<7! At
Ls ‘olomel Wilson Moore, 4227A, 3,000 hours flying tine.
~ 1S Jamie H, MacInnis, 40 1919179, 900 hours flring tin. 3a |
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