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This USAF Project Blue Book file, distributed by NICAP, covers the radar and visual sightings at Bentwaters and Lakenheath, England, on 13 and 14 August 1956. It contains the record card, Air Intelligence Information Reports, ATIC correspondence with Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and a retired controller's later letter to the University of Colorado describing an RAF interceptor being tailed. The Air Force attributed the radar returns to anomalous propagation and meteors, and the visual sighting to Mars.
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Sgt added that another UFO3 was sighted on the GCA radar at about 22002, 13 August 1956. This object was tracked on the radar screen for approximately 16 seconds. Course of the object being tracked was from about 30 miles east of Bemwaters to approximately 25 miles west of this station. Speed of this object was estimated to be in excess of 4000 miles per hour. All radar returns appeared normal on the scope for this object except for the last return which seemed slightly weaker than the rest. Sgt explained that object suddenly disappeared off the radar screen by rapidly moving out of the GCA radiation pattern. Light conditions were night. Weather was clear with good visibility and light winds. A/20 Yaccante. (2.1.2) The following information pertaining to an Unidentified Flying Object sighted electronically on the Bentwaters GCA at 2130Z, 19 August 1956 was submitted by A/2C GCA Operator, 126th AACS Squadron, RAF Station Bentwaters, England. Airman indicated that he tracked one Unidentified Flying Object on the Bostwaters OOA screen for approximately 30 seconds at 2150K, 19 August 1956. The size of the oily when picked up was that of a normal aircraft target. The Blip diminished in size and intensity to the vanishing point before crossing the entire radar screen.
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