MilitaryKinross AFB, MI

Kinross F-89 disappearance

U.S. Air Force Northrop F-89 Scorpion interceptors parked in the 1950s
Northrop F-89 Scorpion interceptors of the 1950s, the type Lt. Felix Moncla was flying when he vanished USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

An F-89C interceptor flown by 1st Lt. Felix Moncla Jr. with radar operator 2nd Lt. Robert Wilson vanished over Lake Superior after being vectored toward an unknown radar target. The Air Force said the target was an off-course Canadian C-47; no wreckage or crew were found.

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Sources

  1. PressThis Air Force Jet Was Scrambled to Intercept a UFO, Then Disappeared (Darryn King)History.com / 2020-01-07
  2. PressRemembering that time a jet disappeared chasing a UFO over Lake SuperiorWDIV ClickOnDetroit / 2025-11-24
  3. OtherUSAF aircraft accident report, F-89C 51-5853, 23 Nov 1953 (releasable portions, FOIA)HQ Air Force Safety Agency (transcription hosted by NICAP)

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