NOUASSEUR, FRENCH MORROCCO, October 1954October 1954

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Summary

On October 1, 1954, at Nouasseur, French Morocco, a military observer reported a single unidentified object. The witness watched for 30 seconds as a round, silver object the size of a pin head traveled in a straight path from 640 degrees elevation at 2430 feet to 40 degrees elevation at 300 feet. The object made no sound. The observer noted it resembled a weather balloon. The object moved eastward and was observed from the ground using a theodolite. No photographs or physical evidence were collected. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

NOUASSEUR, FRENCH MORROCCO, October 1954

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
13 OCT 54
13/10052

2. LOCATION
NOUASSEUR, FRENCH MOROCCO

3. SOURCE
MILITARY

10. CONCLUSION
UNIDENTIFIED

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
30 SECONDS

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round, size of pin head, Silver. Straight path, did not maneuver, from 640 elev 2430 ft to 40 elev 300 ft. Flat no sound, observed while following flt of weather balloong through Theodolite.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND- THEODOLITE

7. COURSE
EAST

8. PHOTOS
D Yes
X No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yes
X No

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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