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Burlington Radar Parent-and-Satellite Object Tracks

March 22, 1980Burlington International Airport area, Vermont, United States

Airport controllers Donald Kernan and Richard Morris reportedly tracked an unidentified radar target near Burlington at about 1,500 mph. Three smaller radar targets appeared to join a larger, brighter target and then separate again.

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Claims are displayed with the source wording, locator, relationship and verification state. Competing claims remain separate rather than being averaged into a single answer.
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-953010reported
“Hall reports Burlington controllers Donald Kernan and Richard Morris tracking a target at roughly 1,500 mph. Three smaller radar objects reportedly joined a larger/brighter object and later separated; at one point a single return covered about four miles in two radar sweeps.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Burlington radar parent-and-satellite-object case summary; uploaded PDF pp. 261-261
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-953011reported
“The section summarizes controller observations but does not reproduce the original radar recording, calibration record or a complete technical reconstruction.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Burlington radar evidence caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 261-261
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Hall Volume II Radar-Track Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-953001reported
“Hall says the 1964 report listed 81 radar UFO cases through 1962 and that at least 34 additional radar cases had accumulated since 1964, but that complete technical data often were unavailable and there was no systematic unclassified scientific collection program.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Radar evidence framing and methodological limitations; uploaded PDF pp. 256-261 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Radar-Track Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Interpretation

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CLAIM-953002reported
“Hall concludes that accumulated radar reports suggest unexplained aerial phenomena worthy of rigorous study, while repeatedly noting the inadequacy of available technical documentation.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Hall interpretation of post-1964 radar evidence; uploaded PDF pp. 256-261 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Radar-Track Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

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CLAIM-953003reported
“Table 1 begins a post-1964 radar-case index including Flying Tiger over the Pacific, Wynnewood, Wichita, Michigan–Minnesota, Edwards AFB, Skowhegan, Dexter/Selfridge, Columbus and Atlanta.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Table 1 radar cases — first page; uploaded PDF pp. 257-257
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CLAIM-953004reported
“Table 1 continues with Atlantic City, White Sands, Minot, Alberta, Bismarck, McAlester, Turin, Milan, Tequesquitengo, Falconbridge and Port Austin radar cases.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Table 1 radar cases — second page; uploaded PDF pp. 258-258
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CLAIM-953005reported
“Table 1 continues with Tehran, Bogota, Omaha, Oxnard–Los Angeles, Colorado/South Dakota, Ocala, New Zealand, Hailey and Dover radar cases.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Table 1 radar cases — third page; uploaded PDF pp. 259-259
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CLAIM-953006reported
“Table 1 concludes with Burlington, Perth, Hessdalen, Brazil, JAL 1628, Toronto–Winnipeg, Pereslavl, Wavre, Skibo and Concepcion radar cases.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Table 1 radar cases — fourth page; uploaded PDF pp. 260-260
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