Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Rabat, French Morocco, 9 September 1952
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A civilian employee of the 5th Air Division reported a soundless, disc-shaped object with five white lights over Rabat, French Morocco, on 9 September 1952. The object moved at twice the speed of a T-33 jet trainer, and no other aircraft were reported in the area by local authorities.
This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting that occurred on 9 September 1952, in Rabat, French Morocco. The report was prepared by 1st Lt. Glenn D. Adams of the Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters, 5th Air Division, following an interview with a civilian employee of the same division. The witness, who possessed 3 1/2 years of experience in auxiliary work on naval aircraft, reported observing a soundless, disc-shaped object between 2100 and 2102 hours. The object was described as having five evenly spaced white lights and appeared to be enveloped in mist or fog. During the five-second observation, the object traveled northwest before turning west to southwest. The witness estimated the object's speed to be twice that of a T-33 jet trainer, though its altitude remained undeterminable. Official inquiries confirmed that French Civil Air Control and the local French Weather Station had no record of aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting. The report includes a sketch and illustrations prepared by the witness to depict the object and the area of the sighting. The document is marked as an 'Operational Immediate' communication, indicating the urgency with which the report was processed through military intelligence channels, including the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base.
No sighted disc-shaped soundless aerial obj heading northwest turning west to southwest. Formation of 5 white lights evenly spaced.
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Official Assessment
An unidentified aerial object was observed at Rabat, French Morocco, on 9 September 1952. The source, a civilian employee of the 5th Air Division, described a soundless, disc-shaped object with five evenly spaced white lights. The object was observed for approximately five seconds as it moved northwest and then turned west to southwest. The object appeared to be enveloped in mist or fog. The speed was estimated to be twice that of a T-33 jet trainer. French Civil Air Control and the French Weather Station reported no aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian, DAFDirectorate of Intelligence, Hq 5th Air Division
Key Persons
- Abram S. ToothmanColonel, USAF, Director of Intelligence