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Gulf of Mexico B-29 Radar Cluster and Large-Target Merger

December 6, 1952Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, International waters

Hall summarizes a B-29 training-mission case in which multiple fast targets were repeatedly tracked on radar and brief lights were seen visually. The radar targets were then reported to merge with a much larger return that departed rapidly.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→Historical Flaps & Concentrated Waves(P-000104)→
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689031reported
“Hall says a B-29 crew repeatedly tracked fast-moving radar targets and saw brief lights, after which the radar targets appeared to merge with a gigantic return that departed the scope at a reported speed of about 9,000 mph.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Gulf of Mexico B-29 radar cluster; uploaded PDF pp. 29-30
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689032reported
“Hall presents the apparent radar merger as a satellite-object or mother-ship pattern, but the Phase-1 passage does not supply the original radar record or enough technical parameters to verify that interpretation.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Hall satellite/mother-ship interpretation; uploaded PDF pp. 29-30 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Hall / NICAP Corpus Method

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CLAIM-689001reported
“The Abstract says NICAP selected 740 reports after considering more than 5,000 signed reports and many hundreds of reports from newspapers and other publications, emphasizing observer qualifications and multiple-observer cases.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Selection method and 740-report figure; uploaded PDF pp. 3-3 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689002reported
“Later in the Introduction Hall says the report contains 746 sightings: 575 in the main chronology and 171 in separate concentration chronologies.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · 746-sighting total and chronology breakdown; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689003reported
“Hall states that 50% of the 575 main-chronology cases involved trained or experienced observers.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Trained/experienced observer statistic; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689004reported
“NICAP explicitly distinguishes its physical-UFO investigation from contactee, religious, philosophical, and spiritual claims and says its investigations found no evidence supporting claimed rides in flying saucers, while alleging considerable fraud in that area.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · NICAP scope and contactee/fraud disclaimer; uploaded PDF pp. 4-5 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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