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Kinross AFB

Base

Michigan air base where an F-89 vanished during a 1953 radar intercept over Lake Superior

Status — Decommissioned

  Lake Superior Scramble

On 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.12 The incident remains unsolved and gave rise to speculation about midair collision with a UFO.345 See the Kinross AFB incident page for available reports.

  References

  1. nicap.org ↩

  2. cufon.org ↩

  3. history.com ↩

  4. nicap.org ↩

  5. mibsar.com ↩

Published on November 23, 1953

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