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Dayton / Wright-Patterson Radar-Visual Object

March 8, 1950Dayton / Wright-Patterson area, Ohio, United States

Multiple airline and ground observers reportedly saw a high-altitude object near Dayton; Wright-Patterson radar showed an unidentified target and two F-51 pilots described a distinct round metallic object before clouds ended the intercept.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-693110reported
“Multiple airline and ground observers reportedly saw a high-altitude object near Dayton; Wright-Patterson radar showed an unidentified target and two F-51 pilots described a distinct round metallic object before clouds ended the intercept.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Radar UFO Sightings: Dayton / Wright-Patterson Radar-Visual Object; uploaded PDF pp. 150-150
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-693111reported
“Multi-source visual/radar report through Hall. Witness count is a conservative minimum and does not attempt to count the more than twenty public reports.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Radar UFO Sightings: evidential caveat for Dayton / Wright-Patterson Radar-Visual Object; uploaded PDF pp. 150-150
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Hall Radar Evidence Dossier · Hall Phase 05 Special-Evidence Analysis

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CLAIM-693007reported
“Hall distinguishes diffuse/intermittent meteorological radar returns, sharp persistent targets resembling solid objects, and slow-moving radar “angels,” and argues that specialized radar patterns require case-specific analysis.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Radar theory and target-type discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 142-148
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CLAIM-693008reported
“Hall considers simultaneous radar-visual cases stronger than radar-only cases because two modes of observation can constrain explanations.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Radar-visual evidential framework; uploaded PDF pp. 142-148
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