 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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F-89
Tracks Object 500 Knots
Aug. 17, 1956
Spragueville, Maine
Aug. 17, 1956
Spragueville, Maine
| Brad
Sparks: Aug. 17, 1956; SSW [of] Spragueville, Maine (BBU) (McDonald list) August. 17, 1956; SSW of Spragueville, Maine (BBU)
At 10:50 a.m. EST, an object was picked up on airborne radar
of an F-89D aircraft. The Radar Observer estimated that the object was
moving at over 500 knots. The target gave a bright return the size of 2
aircraft on the APG-40 scope. The paint was held for 3 minutes The
target crossed in front of the F-89D on a 45 degree angle. The target
went off side of scope at 4000 yards and contact was lost.
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