 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Uncorrelated
Target Tracked At 2400 MPH
July 17, 1956
Westover, Massachussets
July 17, 1956
Westover, Massachussets
| Dan Wilson: July 17, 1956; Westover AFB, Massachusetts (BB)
9:30 EST, (18/0230Z). A regular but larger than
ordinary radar target was picked up on a CPN 18-A
radar set. The target had fast acceleration of speed
as high as 2400 mph and was able to make a 180 degree
turn in less than 6 seconds. The target increased and
decreased speed in a matter of seconds. The length of
observation was 4 minutes. (BB files)
Fran Ridge: July 17, 1956; Otis AFB, Westover, Mass. (BBU)
Later that same day. 11:42 p.m. (EDT). USAF jet
fighter pilot saw a white-yellow circular object
that reversed course. (McDonald list; Weinstein; FUFOR
Index)Detailed reports and documents reports/560717westover2_report.htm (Dan Wilson) 560717westover_dir.htm (AVCAT: Same day; same location) |