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Date:
Tue, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:46 +0000 (GMT) Dan Wilson: May 13, 1967; Colorado Springs, Colorado
At 1640 MDT, at the Colorado Springs airport an object was
picked up on radar. During this time a Braniff flight was coming in for
a landing on runway 35. The track of the object behaved like a ghost
echo, perhaps a ground return being reflected from the Braniff
aircraft.
The object blip appeared at about twice the range of the Braniff blip.
When
Braniff touched down, however, the situation changed radically. The UFO
blip
pulled to the right (east) and passed over the airport at an indicated
height of about 200 ft. The object track passed within 1.5 miles of the
control tower. The object was not visible even through binoculars by
personnel
in the control tower. This case was written up in the SCIENTIFIC
STUDY OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, conducted by the University of
Colorado, and it was stated there: This must remain as one of the most
puzzling radar cases on
record, and no conclusion is possible at this time. It seems
inconceivable that an anomalous propagation echo would behave in the
manner described, particularly with respect to the reported altitude
changes,
even if AP had been likely at the time. In view of the meteorological
situation, it would seem that AP was rather unlikely. Besides, what is
the
probability that an AP return would appear only once, and at that time
appear
to execute a perfect practice ILS approach?Detailed reports and documents http://www.nicap.org/reports/670513coloradosprings_condon.htm |