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Kinross Incident — F-89 Vanishes Over Lake Superior
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SECRETDOD-038 · 1953-11-23
Kinross Incident — F-89 Vanishes Over Lake Superior
◎Lake Superior, Michigan/Ontario, USA
USAF F-89C Scorpion interceptor with two crew was vectored toward an unidentified radar return over Lake Superior. Ground radar operators watched the F-89's blip merge with the unknown target's blip — then only one blip remained, which flew north into Canada and disappeared. The aircraft, crew, and wreckage were never found.
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