{"type":"locations","slug":"pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","title":"Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","description":"Florida training area linked to recurring jet encounters and military UFO reports since the 1950s","date":"1950-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Range"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","lat":29.1178,"lng":-81.7164,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Florida Training Grounds\n\nThe Pinecastle range near Ocala is used for US Navy and Air Force exercises. Pilots have filed several UFO reports over the decades, describing luminous objects maneuvering above the restricted airspace.[^1][^2] Some incidents remain classified or unexplained.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [GlobalSecurity: Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pinecastle.htm)\n[^2]: [NICAP: 1978 Pinecastle radar-visual case documents](https://www.nicap.org/docs/780514pinecastle_docs1.pdf)\n[^3]: [NICAP: 1978 Pinecastle case news clipping](https://www.nicap.org/articles/780514pinecastle_article.pdf)\n[^4]: [NICAP: 1978 Pinecastle case investigation packet](https://www.nicap.org/docs/780514pinecastle_docs3.pdf)\n[^5]: [Wikipedia: Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinecastle_Electronic_Warfare_Range)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","title":"Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}