 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Object
Makes 90-Degree Turns & Tracked On Radar
October 20, 1955
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 20, 1955
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dan Wilson: October 20, 1955; Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:40 PM CST. USAF pilot, 1st Lt William F. Steck, 432nd
FIS, while flying an F-89D at 25,000 feet was making a turn into
the glide path when he saw a white glowing, oblong-shaped object 45
degrees to the
right of his aircraft. The object was moving in a straight
line very fast. The object then made a sharp 90 degree turn to the
right. The object was
picked up on radar by fighter pilot of the same organization.
Airborne radar paint
observed at 7 miles distance on scope. In 15-20 seconds the object was
at 15 miles
distance. (Dan Wilson, Brad Sparks, Weinstein; FUFOR Index)
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