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"FLYING SAUCERS" REPORTED SEEN OVER SPAIN -- Athens, I Kathimerini, 19 Jul 53 Paris (Special Services) -- According to reports from Madrid, "flying saucers" were seen during the last few days in an unidentified area of Spain. Witnesses stated that a luminous, circular object, emitting a red reflection and flying like a jet plane, was seen flying noiselessly in a northwest direction. Inhabitants of the village of San Martin Valdeiglesias also saw a luminous, spherical object, which disappeared toward the west after being observed for a considerable length of time. SEE LUMINOUS, ROCKET-SHAPED OBJECT IN SKY OVER DRAMA -- Salonica, Makedonia, 13 Aug 53 It was reported from Drama, Greece, that a luminous, rocket-shaped object was noted at 2225 hours on 11 August 1953 in the southeastern part of the sky over that city. The object flew at a rather low altitude and was seen remaining stationery in the air for 3 minutes, after which it disappeared. SEE STRANGE FLYING OBJECT NEAR CASABLANCA -- Athens, Eleftheria, 5 Sep 53 According to a report from Oued Zem, a town southeast of Casablanca, French Morocco, some of the inhabitants heard a thunderous noise on the night of 2 September 1953. The next day, two shepherds said they had seen a flying object, lighted in many colors and flying at great speed.
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