UFOs over Morocco and Marrakech 1952

Summary

In 1952, multiple sightings of unidentified flying objects were reported in Morocco and Marrakech. One notable incident occurred in Meknes, where witnesses saw a luminous disk moving rapidly toward the southwest. In another case in Moulay Bousselham, a group of five people observed a reddish object with blue edges crossing the sky at high speed. These accounts, published in French and Spanish newspapers, highlight the variety of shapes and colors of the observed objects, ranging from bright spheres to disks with luminous trails. Despite local authorities offering explanations, such as the possibility of meteors, many witnesses insisted that what they saw did not match known natural phenomena.

In addition to ground sightings, pilots also reported close encounters with these objects. A pilot in Casablanca described a cigar-shaped object moving at high speed and emitting a blue-green light. In other cases, such as in Azemmour, an explosion was heard as the object passed by, an unusual detail in reports from that era. These testimonies, collected by the CIA, reflect the confusion and mystery surrounding the 1952 sightings, a time when UFOs were beginning to capture global attention.