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:- MOROO29 REPORT oF ONIDE NTIPI=D FLYING OBJECT AT CASABLANCA £506,

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Refs (a) CPRAYITST 3220.9 |. : i a \ \

REN BF Rabe On 6 April 1956 the logal press carried an article stating that a ayeterious |
flying objeet had flown over the city of Casablanca, The oress erticle further stated tic.
the odiect was luminous with a fiery yellow selor, appearod in the east and appesred do).
foes cvver the oity/at.a low altitude, turning at the. sane pine os and Aisappeared a faa)” i

oy aneorin later in: a: Boutheasterly direction, ee es Eas Re a eee Se aa 1 |

4 ees doo ef Sie MG te ; ; ee 0% cee het, & re ; -

2% (SVR NO, Jo | The object was reported by M, Tahiri, an en ployee at the lsoal 1!
peper La VIGIN, whe desoribas the object ag follows (enslomrs (1) to reference (a)}2 \

beamintics of ohiegt : , "

Round or slightly oval shapa, eS i |
“i Size unknown, i 8 \
G5 Yellow; i iary colar, 1+ : ; \

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d, One in masher,

@5 Mot applisatle,

f, There nav have been eaten tied someth ing Sy the bright objeot tia: ace
part of it. ,

goiithere was co tail or trai, : Ae j |

h, There was no sound, |

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Desaription af course of object: .
a. The edvserver first noticed the obsect ‘peeanse of its te inhitrawe,
be Objeot was first ‘ebserved in the enst and otserver states it had an
altitude of 2,000 = 3,700 meters, —
6: (ect maintained its altitxie throughout sighting, : :
d, . Object had a straight flicht at a very low speeds however, observer fysiber |

fy pede aT earl and disappeared. toward the southean’t

(appr azes Airport direetion). 7
@, Object disappeared behind a slowl,  - ;

TNE f- Object was in view age i05 2 or 3 minutes, SP )

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Time and date of sigating = 2915, * April 2756 (laisht condition © dansk) \ I

wctation of chservor = Aaross fron Admiralty in front of the Jardin Publis, X

Camablunca, Horeaan.

ifentifis tion ef skearvas = HM, Tahirt, oe LA VEGI BANCOALS Yeespaper,
oA. 7 “+9 TeneseS Ans
Cesta Lputas MuTGaAae
Heathur at time of sighting @ Satiin; wae OS cloudy at 400 matera, ‘
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Cates Alrport te ge heme at a on 5 Are. 1956.
yer tia Tes tea Cons iinte (rus Margin). Aw I teas abet to o.en the gate to

Lacaet et The aly an? sav sawetning ike a rouni flee ball, an utange eclor, Ouigh on the |
. “3% Tia asted foc only » few @eeonisa, It ran travelling «satewast (on a perperiteuler

ih rie Mangind ant da « trajeetorp that mesa te tuke 1% vowed tne aea. I tevk it fcr

aS eniec aya? Gs ie wast A nea' wr Stee st
CUSMENPs Tne loentiona of the two observore wae separated ty e distunce of approximately
ie Moines Ee By 6 oe (38, Tahir) world heave ned uare epportimnity to ksen the objet.

Ho, 2, It aprears likeixy toe
sighting was: of a neteorite; however, this sichting 4s reported to make it a matter of cesar.
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