{"type":"locations","slug":"kinross-afb","title":"Kinross AFB","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/kinross-afb","description":"Michigan air base where an F-89 vanished during a 1953 radar intercept over Lake Superior","date":"1953-11-23T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Base"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","status":"decommissioned","lat":46.2425,"lng":-84.4636,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Lake Superior Scramble\n\nOn 23 November 1953, radar picked up an unidentified object near Soo Locks. An F-89 from Kinross AFB pursued, merging with the target on radar before disappearing.[^1][^2] The incident remains unsolved and gave rise to speculation about midair collision with a UFO.[^3][^4][^5]\nSee the [Kinross AFB incident](/events/1953-kinross-afb-incident) page for available reports.\n\n\n[^1]: https://www.nicap.org/reports/kinross_missing.htm\n[^2]: https://www.cufon.org/kinross/Kinross_acc_rept.htm\n[^3]: https://www.history.com/articles/ufo-fighter-jet-disappears-over-lake-superior-kinross-incident\n[^4]: https://www.nicap.org/reports/kinross3.htm\n[^5]: http://www.mibsar.com/Cases/PukaskwaPlaneWreck/USAFcrashReport.pdf","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"1953-kinross-afb-incident","title":"Kinross AFB Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1953-kinross-afb-incident"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/kinross-afb","title":"Kinross AFB","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/kinross-afb","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}