Military1953

Ellsworth AFB radar-visual case

When: 12 Aug 1953
Where: Ellsworth AFB, SD
Sources: 1 public source

Ellsworth AFB, whose radar tracked the light in the August 1953 case Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A Ground Observer Corps spotter near Rapid City reported a bright light that Ellsworth AFB radar then tracked; an F-84 pilot chased it and reported a radar lock before breaking off. Blue Book chief Edward Ruppelt, who investigated in person, called it the best report in the Air Force files.

Sources

FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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