UFO Sightings in Morocco - in 1967
Since I posted my story on UFO’s in Mexico a couple days back, that seems to be what is drawing the heaviest traffic on my blog these past few days. So I guess that means it merits another post!
One of my friends from Chile has written to tell me that,
“By the way, the heaviest day’s traffic the SANTIAGO TIMES ever had came because we did a story on Chilean UFOs. I bet there are a lot of UFO stories in Morocco.“
In case any readers want to see that, I looked it up and here it is:
http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=12958&topic_id=15
I actually did find a story about UFO’s in Morocco a couple of years ago, and luckily, saved the information. It appears that there were two sightings. One was in Agadir (beach resort on the Atlantic coast) on January 13, 1967. The other sighting was at a palce called Kasbah Tadla on April 6, 1967. I’m not sure where Kasbah Tadla is, but my closest guess from looking at map coordinates given in the report (32°36′ N, 6°17′ W), it appears to be just on the eastern side of the High Atlas Mountains, possibly in the mountains, possibly in the desert. I’m not very familiar with this exact location in Morocco.
The Agadir report forwards and translates two articles which appeared in Le Petit Marocain on April 14, 1967. The report says, ‘The two reports are contradictory, but indicates a high level of local interest in the subject of UFO’s.”
Science Fiction or Science?
A luminous object goes across the sky and falls down into the sea. This phenomenon took place on Thursday evening. Complete disagreement among the witnesses: some say there was a big explosion, others assert they didn’t hear anything.
and the other article:
On Thursday, around 19:30 (7:30 PM) hours, the sky above Agadir was crossed by a very luminous object, flying in the northeast to southwest direction. The white trail left by the object turned into a rainbow. The object fell down into the sea with a deafening sound, according to some witnesses. Is it one of those rockets, which go out of control from time to time? It is possible, but the idea that it might be a meteorite is prevailing among the population.
And the Kasbah Tadla report:
Petit Marocain, 2 April, 1967
Flying Saucers over Kasbah Tadla.
Several persons are said to have seen on 28 March 1967 around 19:15 (7:15 PM) hours a round object 8.5 meters (about ten feet) in diameter land on the roof of a house in “Ancien-One,” then resume its flight and disappear into the sky. According to the information given by a witness, a former pupil in the school and now a student in Marrakech, the object was gliding in a circular movement, and then stood 50 centimeters (about two feet) above their roof. It looked to have a long shape, with two distinct ends but it resumed its circular shape by rotating on itself and transmitting a vivid red light. Neighbors, passers-by, and children are said to have looked for a few seconds at this unusual sight.
If you wish to see the U.S. Government documents for yourself (in PDF format), here are the links:
Agadir:
http://209.132.68.98/pdf/moondust_morocco_18jan67.pdf
Kasbah Tadla:
http://209.132.68.98/pdf/moondust_dod_6april1967.pdf
My next post, later today, will update some more recent claims of UFO sightings in Morocco.
Margot
