Tiflet Monor Morocco reported light formation observation — December 8, 1957

Light was sighted flashing rapidly, changing conditions when the lay attempts to stay fixed on eyere objects in the sky above in the general direction bearings or elevations are often unreliable. Light was observed for 15 minutes. It is significant to point out that the planet Venus was in the ESW (the position determined after the car stopped and the bearing of the light taken). When the lights were observed, at what appear to be unusual appearance at sunset or dawn when the low, silent light of the sun strikes them. CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED DATE OF INFORMATION: 8 December 1957 FROM: Fleet Intelligence Center SOURCE: Personal Observation Unidentified Light - Sighting of Encl: (1) Overlay indicating geographic positions (2) Sketches of light and its movement (Figures 1-3) SUMMARY: For approximately 15 minutes on 8 December 1957, reporting officer observed a large bright light in the sky over Morocco. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: While riding in an automobile at approximately 1715Z on 8 December, reporting officer observed a bright light in the sky to the SW. It first gave the impression of being sunlight reflected from a jet vapor trail; as a jet had just passed in that direction and sunlight was being reflected. INFORMATION REPORT OPREP FORM 56-63 (5-48) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED REPORT NO.: 1-58 DATE: 9 December 57 After another minute or two, the light descended rapidly towards the earth, describing an arc as in Fig. (2). The thicker end of the light was pointing downwards and while the lighter end rose slightly, the light appeared to drop approximately 10 degrees. At this point, a row of three blobs was observed. However, this disappearance may well have been due to lack of reflected sunlight as the "object" entered the earth's shadow. The diagram shows the location of Port Lyautey, Rabat, Monod, and Tiflet, as well as the apparent heading and direction of the lights observed by the witnesses. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Light Formation