Oran, Algeria, August 1952August 1952

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 12, 1952, a railroad agent in Ain Sefra, Algeria observed a ball of fire suddenly appearing against a background of clouds. The object raced across the sky from east to west, leaving behind a luminous pink trail. As it moved, the object grew brighter. It stopped suddenly, became bright red, and seemed to explode, but the observer heard no noise. The sighting occurred in Oran, Algeria. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Oran, Algeria, August 1952

Date of incident

August 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 14

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 16073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
12 August 1952

2. LOCATION
Oran, Algeria

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local: Night
GMT: [illegible]

4. PHOTOS
Yes / No [checkbox]

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Unknown

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual / Ground-Radar / Air-Visual / A-Intercept Radar

7. SOURCE
CITY

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Ball of fire leaving a luminous pink trail. Obj. stopped suddenly, became bright red and seemed to explode, but observer did not hear any noise.

10. CONCLUSIONS
E Uas Balloon
E Probable Aircraft
E Possible Aircraft
E Uas Aircraft
E Probably Aircraft
E Possible Aircraft
E [illegible]
E [illegible] Unidentified
E Insufficient Data

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28948053