Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Wheelus AFB, Morocco, 24 January 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A radar-tracked object near Wheelus AFB, Morocco, on January 24, 1956, was initially unidentified but subsequently classified as an aircraft by military investigators.
On January 24, 1956, at 1352Z, a radar station at Wheelus Air Force Base in Morocco tracked an unidentified object. The object was initially detected at a 099-degree azimuth on a course of 330 degrees at an altitude of 1,000 feet. The object maintained an estimated speed of 75 knots for a portion of its flight. After traveling 110 miles, the object changed its speed to 50 knots and shifted its track to a 188-degree azimuth. The object was tracked for a total of 12 minutes before it faded from radar at a distance of 65 miles. Following a complete check of the data, military officials discounted the possibility that the object was a weather balloon. The final conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card classified the object as an aircraft, noting that the plot characteristics were consistent with light aircraft, although the actual speed may have been higher than the initial estimate given the distance covered during the 12-minute duration of the sighting.
AFTER COMPLETE CHECK, DISCOUNTED THE POSSIBILITY OF A WEA BALLOON.
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Official Assessment
Was Aircraft
The object was identified as an aircraft based on the plot characteristics, though the speed was noted as potentially higher than the estimated 75 knots based on the distance traveled and duration of the sighting.
Key Persons
- H. JuntanillaSignatory/Evaluator