March 12, 1954 — nr. Casablanca, Morocco
9:35 a.m. USAF 1st Lt. Robert Johnson, flying an F-86 over Nouasseur Air Base [now closed] near Casablanca, Morocco, chases an object at more than 530 mph for 30 seconds, but is unable to catch it. The object appears to be the size of a fighter plane but has neither tanks nor vapor trails. [Eberhart]
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Source:
Brad Sparks, Blue Book Unknowns File, Case 1019, p. 210;
NICAP, “F-86 Chases Object at 500 MPH”;