 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Three
Objects Tracked By MPS-14 At 70,000'
Dec. 23, 1959
W. of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec. 23, 1959
W. of Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Brad
Sparks: Dec. 23, 1959; 10 nautical miles W of Albuquerque, NM (BBU)
At 12:05 p.m. MST, three objects were picked up at
70,000 feet at 208 degrees at 72 miles on a MPS-14 radar
at the 687th AC&W Squadron. The objects flew on a 90 degree heading
and were descending at a rate of 700 feet per minute. The objects
disappeared from the radar after 1 hour 32 minutes at 11,000 feet
altitude at 120 degrees at 65 miles distance. (Dan Wilson, Jan
Aldrich) |