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DoD-B13-020NORTH AMERICA
Las Vegas McCarran Airport Encounter 2002
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CONFIDENTIALDoD-B13-020 · 2002-06-24
Las Vegas McCarran Airport Encounter 2002
◎Las Vegas, Nevada — McCarran Airport
Two Southwest Airlines crews on parallel approach paths to Las Vegas observed a disc hovering in the arrival corridor. McCarran ATC confirmed the radar return. The FAA investigation found no conventional explanation. The encounter in the highly monitored Las Vegas corridor attracted attention from multiple government agencies.
HOVERINGDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
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