Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Nouasseur, French Morocco, 5 March 1954
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A 1954 military report from French Morocco details a sighting of lights by multiple aircraft crews and a corresponding stationary radar target. The event was officially attributed to a ground reflection caused by an atmospheric inversion.
This Project 10073 record card documents an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on March 5, 1954, at 2000Z in the vicinity of Nouasseur, French Morocco. The report details an encounter involving the crews of three military aircraft: a KC-97, a C-47, and a C-54. These pilots reported observing lights that made multiple passes at their aircraft at various times. Simultaneously, a ground-based radar site reported a stationary target on its scope. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely a ground reflection caused by an atmospheric inversion. The document notes that while the event was initially categorized as unidentified and lacking sufficient data, the final assessment favored the ground reflection explanation. The record is filed under ATIC #183974 (AB) within the ATIC repository.
Probably ground reflection due to inversion.
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Official Assessment
Probably ground reflection due to inversion.
The sighting was attributed to a ground reflection caused by an inversion layer, which also accounted for the stationary radar target.