L OC;.. 'i"IC~I LUMINOUS OBJ~TS se:e:N OVER ALGERIA --Oran, Oran Republicain, 16 Aug 52 In Ain Sefra, on the night of 12 August 1952, a railroad agent observed a b~ll of fire ~uddanly appearlng against a background of clouds, racing acroas the e;;'ky from east to west o.ad leaving behind a luminous pink trail. Apparently incr~asing in volum~, tne object otopped suddenly, became bright red, and seP..med to explode, but the observer did not hear an:f noise. /6 JtJL f2. CLASSIFICATION RESIJ?RH:':t'!D DISTRIBUTION