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Wheelus AFB, Morocco, January 1956

Date of account
1956-01
Location
Wheelus AFB, Morocco
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 24 January 1956 Wheelus AFB, Morocco 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual XXGround-Radar αxWas Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT_24/1352Z D AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Passibly Aircraft 5.F PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYs 口 Probably Astronomical ONNO Military 口 Possibly Astroromical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unknown 12 minutes one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Track e* 75h 099dgr azimuth on Plot characteristic of light course of 330 dgr at 1000 ft. a/c. Speeds probably higher as Speed estimated 75 knots.Change indicated by distance traveled in speed to 50 knots after ll0 mi and duration of sighting. on track to 188 dgr'azimuth 65 mile distant at which time object

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