Military / Radar
Kinross Incident (Felix Moncla)
An F-89 interceptor flown by Lieutenant Felix Moncla, with radar operator Lieutenant Robert Wilson, vanished over Lake Superior while intercepting an unknown radar target.
- Date
- 23 November 1953
- Location
- Lake Superior near Kinross AFB, Michigan · United States
- Witnesses
- Military, Pilot
- Evidence
- Radar, Official documents
What was reported
Ground radar operators reported that the F-89's return merged with the target on their screens, after which both disappeared. No wreckage or crew were ever found.
Official and public statements
The Air Force stated that the target was a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and that the F-89 probably crashed into the lake after pilot vertigo. The RCAF stated that none of its aircraft were involved.
References
Source: Wikipedia