NUFORC Sighting 04845

Occurred: 1968-07-06 01:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1998-11-14 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
No of observers: 10

Location: Thomasville (USAF long range radar facility), AL, USA

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Air intercept between UFO and BOMARC missle test firing from Elgin field in Florida. intercept occured over gulf of mexico in 1968 (classified)

Various activity took place during exercise and testing of the SAGE system of air defence command radar net. Direction center in Montgomery Alabama. Tracking was done by FPS-35 heavy ground radar system developed by Sperry Rand Corp. Sightings took place during three nights of testing of the southern access of USA airspace by incoming enemy missles. Bomark missles were used to test the radar net along southern perimeter of the United States. Radar facilities at Eufala Ala., Thomasville Ala. Crystal Springs Miss. Daulphin Island Al. Tyndal AFB Fla. 3 ufo's were tracked during actual missle firings over the gulf. One missle was destroyed in flight by unknown cause.(Trouble ahead for us.)

Posted 1998-11-19

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