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Hanford F-94 Radar-Visual Encounter

December 10, 1952Hanford nuclear site, Washington, Washington, United States

Citing former Project Blue Book chief Edward Ruppelt, Hastings describes an F-94 crew seeing a large round white object near Hanford, obtaining radar lock after losing visual contact, and reporting evasive reversals or dives when attempting to close.

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Encounter · Reported Radar Observation

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“Hastings cites Edward Ruppelt’s account of a December 10, 1952 F-94 crew near Hanford visually observing a large round white object, later obtaining radar lock and reporting evasive maneuvers when attempting to close.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
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UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · Edward Ruppelt account of the December 10, 1952 Hanford encounter
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