RADCAT Case Directory
  Category 9, RADAR  
 
  Preliminary Rating: 5  

                                   
     

RADCAT is a revitalized special project now being conducted jointly by NICAP & Project 1947 with the help and cooperation of the original compiler of RADCAT, Martin Shough, to create a comprehensive listing of radar cases with detailed documentation from all previous catalogues, including UFOCAT and original RADCAT.

FPS-3 Tracks Maneuvering Object
Nov. 8, 1952
Tierra Amarilla AFS, New Mexico

Brad Sparks:
Nov. 8, 1952; Tierra Amarilla AFS, New Mexico (BBU)
(McDonald list; FUFOR Index) 

Dan Wilson: 
Nov. 8, 1952; Tierra Amarilla AFS, New Mexico
At 6:05 p.m. MST, an unidentified radar target first appeared at 143 degrees and 45 miles from the radar station of the 767th AC&W Squadron heading outbound to a point 100 miles from the station. The object was traveling at an estimated speed of 600 to 1500 mph and an estimated altitude of 40,000 feet. The object then returned on the reciprocal heading to a point 65 miles from the station. The object then stopped and hovered for approximately 2 minutes and then proceeded outbound to a point 100 miles from the station. At this point radar contact was lost. The radar was an FPS-3 radar. The object was under radar surveillance for approximately 10 minutes.

Detailed reports and documents
reports/521108amarilla_rep.htm (Dan Wilson)

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