Sightings1965

Wichita radar targets during the August 1965 Plains sightings

When: 2 Aug 1965
Where: Wichita, KS
Sources: 1 public source

After a sheriff's dispatcher reported an object near Wellington, Kansas, the Wichita Weather Bureau radar tracked several slow, erratic targets for over an hour. The Condon study judged them likely false radar returns from strong temperature inversions.

Sources

OfficialScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (Condon Report), Sec. III Ch. 5: Optical and Radar Analysis of Field Cases (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force (text hosted by National Capital Area Skeptics) / 1969

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