Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft - 17 June 1952
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AI-Generated Summary
A radar-detected target near Benton, Pennsylvania, on 17 April 1952, was initially tracked as a formation of three aircraft. Subsequent interception by two F-94 aircraft identified the target as a single B-17.
On 17 April 1952, at 0923 local time, the 64th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron in Benton, Pennsylvania, detected a radar target. The target was observed at 212 degrees, 53 miles away, at an altitude of 7,500 feet, moving at a speed of 210 knots. The radar return suggested a formation of three aircraft, with a signal characteristic similar to Mark X IFF (Mode 2), though the station was not equipped with Mark X at the time. The observation lasted for 20 minutes. Two F-94 interceptors were scrambled to investigate the target. Upon interception at 1443Z, the object was identified as a single B-17 aircraft, serial number 8543. The weather conditions were reported as clear with no atmospheric disturbances.
It was identified as one B-17 Serial number 8543.
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Official Assessment
It was identified as one B-17 Serial number 8543.
The radar target was identified as a B-17 aircraft after interception by two F-94 interceptors.
Key Persons
- [illegible]Captain who observed the target on the PPI