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This document comprises U.S. Air Force intelligence reports on unidentified flying object sightings from March 1953. The primary incidents documented are: (1) An unidentified object sighted at Nouasseur Air Base, French Morocco, on March 25, 1953, by crew of a C-47 aircraft during a training flight. The crew reported a white object with no distinct shape, passing at approximately 200 mph relative speed to the aircraft traveling 220 mph. The object was observed continuously for 45 minutes, with total observation time of one hour and 32 minutes. Radar operators tracked the sighting; visibility was excellent except for spotty fog patches. (2) A separate civilian report from Panama City, Florida, also dated March 25, 1953, by Mrs. Bruce, who observed one circular, shiny unidentified flying object flying toward Panama City for three seconds from inside her house. Air Force intelligence attributed this sighting to reflection from nearby jet aircraft.