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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5 April 1956 | 2. LOCATION Casablanca, Morocco | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2015 GMT 05/2015Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 RPTS 1. not rptd/few seconds 2. 2-3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one …

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METEOR
ANA 76-56
11 April 1956
C3
6 April 1956
Assistant Naval Attache
Tangier (Resident Casablanca) Press; local contacts
MOROCCO - REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT AT CASABLANCA 4506.
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 3820.9

1. GENERAL. On 6 April 1956 the local press carried an article stating that a mysterious flying object had flown over the city of Casablanca. The press article further stated that the object was luminous with a fiery yellow color, appeared in the east and appeared to cross over the city at a low altitude, turning at the same time, and disappeared a few seco…

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RE: RHC
Assistant Naval Attache
Tangier (Resident Casablanca) ANA 76-56 11 April 1956

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Manner of observation - ground-visual.

Time and date of sighting - 2015, 5 April 1956 (light condition - dusk)

Location of observer - Across from Admiralty in front of the Jardin Public, Casablanca, Morocco.

Identification of observer - M. Tahiri, c/o LA VIGIE MAROCAINE Newspaper, 88, 1000 Yonesef 5th Casablanca, Morocco

Weather at time of sighting - Ceiling was 7/8 cloudy at 400 meters. Wind from the southwest, 10 knots.

1. The object was viewed by another observer, Mr. Paul Hi…