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Kinross Disappearance

47.1000°N · 84.5000°W · CLASS CE1 · EPOCH 1953-11
DATE
Nov 23, 1953
LOCATION
Lake Superior, MI/Canada border
WITNESSES
3
DURATION
Unknown

USAF F-89 Scorpion (pilot Lt. Felix Moncla, radar operator Lt. Robert Wilson) scrambled from Kinross AFB to intercept an unidentified radar return over Lake Superior. Ground radar showed the F-89 merge with the unknown return — both then disappeared permanently. No wreckage or bodies were ever recovered despite extensive searches. USAF gave contradictory explanations. The two men were never found.

UAPTF OBSERVABLES

Trans-Medium Travel
Low Observability
Instant Acceleration

STRUCTURED METADATA

ClassificationCE1
CredibilityCONFIRMED
DocumentationOFFICIAL
Evidence ClassINSTRUMENTED
ShapeUnknown
Altitude8,000 ft
Radar ConfirmedYes
Official InvestigationYes
Coordinates47.1000, -84.5000
PILOT-DISAPPEARANCEUSAFRADAR-MERGELAKE-SUPERIORNEVER-RECOVEREDFATAL