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Two
Radars On B-52 Track UFO At 14,000 Knots
Jan. 18, 1960
Gulf of Mexico
Jan. 18, 1960
Gulf of Mexico
| Dan
Wilson: January 18, 1960; Gulf of Mexico (2745N - 9545W)
At 4:55 p.m. CST, a B-52 aircraft picked up an object
on an ASB-4 radar and repeater scope with an estimated speed of
10,000 to 14,000 knots on a collision course at 38,000 feet. The
object was bearing 20 degrees on an inbound track and 240 degrees
after passing the aircraft. After passing the aircraft the object was
picked up on the tail gunner's MD-9 radarscope. (This is curious:
A Major Richard R. Shoop observed a UFO at Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc,
Calif on July 8, 1947.
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