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Nouasseur tankers

March 5, 1954, 8 p.m.
Nouasseur, French Morocco

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"one object or light"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

One object or light made passes at the tankers while another flew straight and level.

Witnesses

Crews of USAF KC-97 tankers

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1954ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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