| 23 Jun 1952 - Kirksville, Missouri, USA |
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23 June 1952 19:35 Kirksville, Missouri, USA 
Tracked one (two?) unidentified target with a clear sharp return
USAF Air Defense Command radar operators Lieutenant A. N. Robinson, Jr, and Airman Ray H. Foote, plus five other controllers, officers and maintenance technicians, tracked one (two?) unidentified target with a clear sharp return about the size of a B-29's (or B-50 or B-36) suddenly appear 80-85 miles NNW of radar site moving at a constant speed of about 3,600 mph (to 4,300 mph) on a straight path of about 120-125 miles headed 357° or almost due north to disappearance off scope. An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by seven witnesses at an airfield for 102 seconds (Foote, Ray H; Robinson, A N). Hynek rating: RV: Radar-Visual UFO reports Vallee rating: MA2: MA1 plus any physical effects caused by the UFO. Vallee reliability rating: 342: Reliable source, firsthand; site visit by a skilled analyst; natural explanation requires major alteration of one parameter. Other sightings in this area Sources: - 55 - 148 - 684 |
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