September 28, 1953 — Palmdale, CA — F-94C Tracks UFO at 2000 Knots

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September 28, 1953 — Palmdale, CA
7:10 p.m. In Palmdale, California, a UFO appears on an F-94C radarscope for a period of 15 seconds. The object is traveling on a 60° course at an estimated speed of 2,300 mph. It is 4 miles away when first seen and compares with a C-47 in size on the radarscope.

The F-94 was moving at 345 mph at 21,000 feet. The same or another object is observed visually from another F-94C for six seconds at 7:00 p.m. The object is described as round, orange in color, and traveling on the same course as the first object. [Eberhart]

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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 986, p. 204;

NICAP, “F-94C Tracks UFO at 200 Knots”;

UFO Report