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UFO. United States

ID	#1600268992
Added	Wed, 16/09/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com UFO INVESTIGATOR, October 1972, pages 1, 4
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

Initial data

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Incident date:

14.09.1972 04:20

Location:

Палм-Бич, FL

United States

The unidentified "cart" was detected on radar at West palm beach international airport by FAA air traffic controller CJ Fox.

Fox described the contact as "a good clear goal." The object was tracked for more than an hour when the NORAD alarm was triggered at approximately 6: 00. Two F-106 fighter jets were dispatched from HOMESTEAD air force base, South of Miami, to locate and identify the unknown object.

The object disappeared from the radar sights shortly before the arrival of the jets.

There were visual reports from West palm beach international airport by FAA supervisor George Morales. He examined the object with binoculars and described the object as silvery-white in color and shaped like a cigar.

Officials at Miami international airport, who also tracked the strange object, reported that there were no planes in the area where the UFO was found.

Original news

Date: September 14 1972
Location:  W. Palm Beach, FL
Time:  4:20 a.m..
Summary:  A unidentified “bogie” was detected on radar at the West Palm Beach International Airport by FAA air traffic controller C. J. Fox. Fox described the contact as a “good clear target.” The object was tracked for over an hour when at approximately 6:00 A.M., NORAD was alerted. Two F-106 jet fighters were dispatched from Homestead AFB, south of Miami, to locate and identify the the unknown object. The object disappeared from radar scopes shortly before the jets arrived. There were visual reports from the West Palm Beach International Airport by FAA watch supervisor George Morales. He viewed the object through binoculars and described the object as silver white in color and cigar shaped. Officials at Miami International Airport, which also tracked the strange object, reported no aircraft was known to be in the area where the UFO was spotted.
Source:  UFO INVESTIGATOR, October 1972, pages 1, 4

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