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Also some interesting info from www.virtuallystrange.net... that suggests that some pieces of wreckage of an F-89C may have been in fact found. It's an interesting insight on this webpage. Check it out!
I got a chance to ask him some of the questions you had for my dad. He does not remember what type of radar they were using at Battle Creek. He said he never heard anything about a Canadian plane, and was present during the entire incident. Everyone present in the control room were told not to speak of the incident as well.
He also added a new piece of information, I guess talking about it stirred his memory a bit. He said that they were first alerted to the target by a station to the north of his position, one of the SAGE radars in northern Michigan I am assuming. He said they turned the radar on to long range and tracked the target which was moving at a considerably faster speed than aircraft of that time.
The target moved to a position and stayed there for 10 minutes in a stationary position, at which point it was intercepted by the fighter. He said that when fighters were scrambled, the planes were in the air in about 2 minutes and he used this to guestimate the approximation of 10 minutes.
I did not ask him if we could use his name on the message board, and to be honest I am uncomfortable with the idea. The reason is when [censored by request] I was almost immedietly contacted by one Gordon Heath. He attacked the veracity of my story and also the anonymous nature of my "source."
When he did a little digging and found out that there really were two fighters dispatched initially and that the source was my old man he changed his attitude. Apparently until [censored by request] everyone assumed that only a single plane had been dispatched to intercept.
I am worried that people may harass him if we use his name. I suppose that I am being over protective, so if you want you can identify him as John C. I believe he was a staff seargent. (not positive that was his rank at that time)
I would appreciate it if you do not mention [censored per request]. I do not advertise it any longer. If you think of anything else, just let me know. I can tell you this though, that incident convinced my father that ufo's are real, and are being intelligently operated. He has cited the Kinross incident as proof in his eyes my entire life.
I know it was late in the year, but I wonder if atmospheric conditions and a flock of birds could have been the cause of the accident. Birds, on a radar would appear stationary, or at least move real slow. Supposing the flight crew flew into the blip (flock of birds), looking for the contact, a massive bird strike could have disabled the aircraft and crew (no time for maday call). Loseing the engine power, or, even a wing to massive bird strikes, could have put the plane into a spin, allowing it to merge and disappear off of the radar. I know it's not really a conspiracy oriented solution, however, the truth could be simpler than imagined.
Originally posted by Gazrok
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Any way you slice it, it's a pretty important event....