PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962913

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONSpanish Morroco

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 December 1954 Spanish Morroco Was Balloon
008 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 02/1410 - 1509E Local 1509E Ground-Visuol Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
02/0835Z -0950Z 02/0835: 0950Z 00 000 Probably Aircroft
GMT GMT Air-Visuai Air-Visuai Air-intercapt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 000 Probobly Astronomical
No No Military PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
1 - 59 Minutes 000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 - 1 hr - 16 min 1 S Unknown
ID. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Slow go speed, high "altitude. Movement Possible balloon
with wind.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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OF COURSE OF
7 NIN/ O25 DLGRLES. C. 2 DEGREES 11 SECOMDS/O1Z DEGREES. D.
OLJLCT DETECTED IS AT (AF555(SPAKISH_MOR) (141GZ) MAKING LANDFALL
OVER SPANISH MOR COAXT 5 MILES WEST OF
CULIA. MOVING APRX TRUE COURSE AT 3ICOZ FT MSL,
98 XIOTS. OBJLCT CLIM) 390 FT MSL IN 17 MIN
DECREASING GND SPEED XNOTS 23FT MSL AT 1425: AT
SUZdFT HSL GAD SPAED-DECREASED- KNeT, TRUE COURSE CHANGED
TO 17 I 1433Z: FT MSL GND
SPEED I INCREASED 1435Z 2934, OTHER FACTORS
REMAINED SAME AT 1436Z GoD SPLED INCREASED TO 45 KNOTS AND
TRUE COURSE CHANGED KE 3029 AT
1442Z THE OBJECT 0A DESCENDED
RAPIDLY TO 3600S FT KNOTS. AT 1454Z CHANGED
COURSE TO REES TRUE COURS POSITION KF 2118.AT 1457Z.
S. OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY TCP ACTIO 2F86F
FTRS DIRECTED TO INTCP BUT INO JOY. 1Z. LOCATIO IER TRAFFIC:
1RSD2S MILES NORTH AnD CC PREPARING
OFF: FOR POSSISLE CA BALLOON
LAUNCHINGS WITH NEG ; UAS TO CO.TACT GIERALTAR. UNCLASSIFIED
OBJECT BEHAVLD REPT 316 ,2n 45
THIS DOTE. 12. NOT APPL 9
D4/1748Z DEC.

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LOCATIOI VER: VERS,
A. GEORG DYER, 2ND 735 SODN, SEI ECTOR, HIGHLY
RELIABLE. B. 2ND LT, 737 DN. DIRECTOR,
AELIABILITY .7 2InDS AtOF AT DIRECTION
AND VELOCITY TACE 80-6 FT, 333-25.
10060, FT, 360-4 10060 FT, 360-46 FT, 02 FT,
356-65. 50000 356-65. 5060 80020 FT, NE ON. IILES. ILES.
E. 2/10. E. 2/10 8 UN.USUAL CONDITION 9. ACT TAKEN:
2FS6F ACFT SCRAMBLED SCRAR AND VECTORED TO INTCP: N JOY. 10. OTHER
TRAFFIC: 1 ACFT RTH: LES
AND COMMENTS INTEL OFF; INVESTIGATION
INCLUDED RESEARCH OF ACFT MOVEMENTS WITH CASABLANCA ATC AND
POSSIBLE LAUNCHING OF METEROLOGICAL EALLONS I AREA RESULTING IN
NEG INFO, NO AVAL TRO TANGIER. ESTIMATE
THE POSSIBILITY BALLOO IBRALTAR. 12, NOT APPL
04/18547
DBCLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIS 6200.10
UNCLASS SIFIED

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-5 BEFORE DECLASSHY.NG
WANDERASENH REqulRED s SE ENTONA
BEFORE-DECLASSIFY.NGT
NBR 7081 04 DEC 54
NO UNCL REPLY OR DOWNGRA
C-1 REF IF THE DTG IS QUOTED DECLASSIFIED APTEK 12 YEARS. MTERVALS:
CONFIDENTIAL PRIORITY
FM COMDR LF DOD DIR B800.10
TO COMDR 316 RABAT SALE FR MOR 021648Z
AI C.ENT AFB COLO
COMDR OHIO
DIR OF JQS USAF
WIESBADEN ACTION
GER
RA MOR
316 DOI 1 2 n 4 9 2 UFOB.
1. DESCRIPTI
COURSE THE OBJECT: A THRU I NEG. 2. DESCRIPTION OF
A. SLOW SPEEDA ND HIGH ALT.
B. 4
D. DETECTED 3550 (SPANISH MOR) 17 MIn/ 015 DEG TRUE.
ADD
TETIA FT,
10 MILES SOUTH OF OBSFE 0914Z,
KNOTS. THE OBJECT
90 KNOTS UNTIL AIN AT
DEGS. AT 20a0 URSE CMAINING 195
17000 FT IND AT
12 MIN WHILE NOTS ELD FOR
DEGS. AT FT. DURSE REMAINING 195
DEC TED INOTS AND