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Opheim radar

November 13, 1952, 2:20 a.m.
Opheim, Montana, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"unexplained track"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

Radar followed an unexplained track for nearly an hour and a half at 158,000 feet and 240 m.p.h.

Witnesses

Radar of the USAF 779th AC&W station

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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