UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS OVER MOROCCO AND FRENCH WEST AFRICA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005516149
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: September 2, 1952

INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD #40.
HOW DATE DIST.4St '1952
COUNTRY F encb Kvigcgop French West Africa DATE OF
.. INFORMATION 1952
SUBJECT Military - Unidentified aircraft
ETEHI7FE3S REPORTS SAUCER OVER DAXAB -- Conakry, La Gninee Franeaise, 12 Jul 52
Prance -Alrigus Dakar Meekly] reports the statement. of an eyewitness who
?claim$ to have observed a flying saucer above Dakar at 0608 hours on 3 July 1952.
According to this account, the object was flat and tapered in shape; and
issued forth bluish and reddish flames which were quite long and very clearly
visible. The report further stated that the object was.noving southward at a
great rate of speed, at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters. The report
added that the stars were no longer visible at the time of the saucer sighting
and that there were no aircraft in flight over Dakar at the tine.
F73I1C OBJECZS SEER IN MMOCCO -- Casablanca, La Vigie Marocalne, 16 Jul 52
It is reported fros.Mecbra bel Esiri that on 12 July 1952, two flying
saucers were seen by two policemen on night duty at Had Eonrt. The saucers
were elongated in shape, followed by a trail of white light, and traveled at
a high rate of speed from north to south.
On 13 July 1952, two inhabitants of Pedals reported baring seen, at
2345 hours, a blue-green, ball-shaped object, followed by a short trail of
light, and moving at a rather high rate of speed. According to the eyewit-
nesses, the object disappeared after about 3 or t seconds as though it bad
literally melted in the sky.
On is :.u:y 172, s +,w.1 end his wife reported having observed for about 30
seconds, at about 0900 bourn, a mysterious flying object traveling-from Ifrane
in the direction of Meknes..
 Casablanca, Naroe P esse, 16 Jul 52
Two inhabitants of Chicbaoua report having.seen three "vbite tires" in the
sky 0 2130 bows on 13 Jay 1952.
Meanvoile, it is reported frog Louis Oeatil that, at 2230 hours on 12 July
1952, several persons sav a yellow flying disk, about 30 centimeters in dis-
mete:, moving very rapidly frna east to ves..
Unusual flying objects vere ato reported seen at 2ouznikaou and Paulbatt
between 2100 and 2200 boors on 13 July 1952.
U !0 EJECT SON DEAR CASABLADCA' - psoblanea, Maroc-Presse, 15 Jul 52
tarty persons have reported that at 2200 boars on 13 July 1952, they ob-
se:.ed a "iuainous flying object" in the vicinity of Casablanca.
.OVSOD OBJECT SLED TA1QD0 OF IN DAMM AQUA MUM :asablance, Maroc Presse,
18 Jul 52
Inhabitants of the Wet Aous regioa, tr..erc)t.Morocco, have reported seeing
recently a "blus;pbospboresceut, ovoid object" on the ground rise rapidly in
the air.. followed by,a bluish trail. The observers estimated the object to be
20 meters long.