Morocco, September 1960September 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 20, 1960, military personnel at a receiver site in Morocco reported a bright object overhead. The sighting lasted 3 to 5 seconds. Witnesses saw a bright ball trailing a long white tail that lasted several seconds after it passed. The object traveled from about 317 degrees to 132 degrees and disappeared near the horizon. The observation was made in complete darkness, with no moon, no clouds, and unlimited visibility. The Air Force listed the case as a meteor. The card noted the object had all the characteristics of a fireball.

Reported location

Morocco, September 1960

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 cep 60 Morocco OC Was Balloon
is C1 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sh Boi
1550 ; ; 0 Wos Aiceroft
PPO USE A ir LB AR a sie 1D Ground« Visual 0 Greund-Rodar Q Prebelly Alrerelt
53/1950Z 0 Possibly Aireroft
OMT 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intarcept Rador y
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE 1 Wos Astronomical
QO Yes 1 Probably Astronomicel llatcaor
a Ne Miisary 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF O8SERYATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (a BE 0 1] 77 SRT ——
el ~ar ATO 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3-5 sec one 00 Unknown
10. BRIER SUMMARY OF SIGHTING RESTA 11. COMMENTS 2 rE
Bright ball trailing long white tail that Object has all characteristics of a
versisted several seconds after passage. fireball,
Observation made during complete darkness,
no moon, no cloud cover and unlimited visibility.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989188