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#radar-visual

3 cases tagged radar-visual.

OTHER·1990-03-30·contested

Belgian F-16 Intercept

Two Belgian Air Force F-16s were scrambled to intercept multiple radar contacts coinciding with widespread ground reports of triangular craft. Onboard radar locks were briefly achieved but the aircraft did not establish visual contact.

Belgian airspace·Document

OTHER·1986-11-17·contested

JAL Flight 1628, Alaska

Japan Air Lines cargo flight 1628, a 747-200F, reported a sustained encounter with three unidentified objects, two smaller and one very large, over Alaska, with corroborating FAA Anchorage radar contacts.

Over Alaska·Document

DOD·1957-07-17·unresolved

RB-47 Multi-Sensor Encounter

An RB-47 reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force reported a coordinated multi-sensor encounter with an unidentified object during a training mission across the southern United States. Detection was via ECM gear, onboard radar, and direct visual sighting.

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi airspace·Document