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Kinross Incident (F-89 Disappearance)

Event date
1953 Nov 23
Location
Lake Superior, Michigan, USA
Country
United States

Record summary

An F-89C Scorpion jet interceptor was scrambled to investigate an unidentified radar return over Lake Superior. The jet's radar blip merged with the unknown target on ground radar, after which all contact was lost. Neither the aircraft, crew, nor wreckage were ever recovered.

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