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Object
Tracked At 34,000' /F-102 Scrambled
June 2, 1961
Tampa, Florida
June 2, 1961
Tampa, Florida
| Brad
Sparks: June 2, 1961; Tampa, Florida (BBU)
(McDonald list) Dan Wilson:
June 2, 1961; Tampa, Florida
At 8:06 p.m. local time, two civilian witnesses, one a
retired USN Commander, saw a star-like object, bluish red changing to
white, high in
the sky on a SE course of approximately 140 degrees from
Tampa. This object or a similar object had been seen nightly on about
the same flight path. The 660th Radar
Station was called to check on the UFO and they reported a target on
their height
finder radar bearing 055 at 34,000 feet. Target moved up and down and
remained in
the same relative position. This object was still on the radar
scope 5 June 61
and an F-102 was scrambled on the target. The aircraft reported contact
but
experienced ECM trouble and could not complete intercept due to
jamming. Additional
witnesses to the object were two tower operators of the 1928th AACS
Det., MacDill
AFB. An airman of the 660th AC&W Squadron also sighted the object.
(Dan
Wilson)
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