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As it turned out, Felix Monclaw and Robert Wilson were transferred over to Calumet about 19 minutes into their intercept mission. Here's Kyle.

As it turned out, Felix Monclaw and Robert Wilson were transferred over to Calumet about 19 minutes into their intercept mission. Here's Kyle.

As it turned out, Felix Monclaw and Robert Wilson were transferred over to Calumet about 19 minutes into their intercept mission. Here's Kyle.

Zach and Kyle are quick to acknowledge that other researchers had already done important work on this story, like uncovering the official accident report, which has been mostly declassified as of the 2020s. They started by securing their own copy, which came with even fewer redactions. That's how they're able to piece together a clearer timeline leading up to the disappearance.

Zach and Kyle are quick to acknowledge that other researchers had already done important work on this story, like uncovering the official accident report, which has been mostly declassified as of the 2020s. They started by securing their own copy, which came with even fewer redactions. That's how they're able to piece together a clearer timeline leading up to the disappearance.

Zach and Kyle are quick to acknowledge that other researchers had already done important work on this story, like uncovering the official accident report, which has been mostly declassified as of the 2020s. They started by securing their own copy, which came with even fewer redactions. That's how they're able to piece together a clearer timeline leading up to the disappearance.

The reports clarify a bunch of details like... Monclaw and Wilson had been waiting on five-minute alert status, meaning they could get their F-89C Scorpion jet airborne in five minutes or less, if necessary. They were actually about to be relieved from duty when their jet was scrambled around 6.22 p.m. They only had about an hour and 45 minutes worth of fuel in their tank,

The reports clarify a bunch of details like... Monclaw and Wilson had been waiting on five-minute alert status, meaning they could get their F-89C Scorpion jet airborne in five minutes or less, if necessary. They were actually about to be relieved from duty when their jet was scrambled around 6.22 p.m. They only had about an hour and 45 minutes worth of fuel in their tank,

The reports clarify a bunch of details like... Monclaw and Wilson had been waiting on five-minute alert status, meaning they could get their F-89C Scorpion jet airborne in five minutes or less, if necessary. They were actually about to be relieved from duty when their jet was scrambled around 6.22 p.m. They only had about an hour and 45 minutes worth of fuel in their tank,

Radar contact was lost at 6.55 p.m., 33 minutes into their flight. And their last known position was approximately 48 degrees, zero minutes north, 86 degrees, 49 minutes west. As Zach and Kyle sift through the documents, it pretty quickly becomes apparent that there are some discrepancies between Donald Kehoe's book and the official records.

Radar contact was lost at 6.55 p.m., 33 minutes into their flight. And their last known position was approximately 48 degrees, zero minutes north, 86 degrees, 49 minutes west. As Zach and Kyle sift through the documents, it pretty quickly becomes apparent that there are some discrepancies between Donald Kehoe's book and the official records.

Radar contact was lost at 6.55 p.m., 33 minutes into their flight. And their last known position was approximately 48 degrees, zero minutes north, 86 degrees, 49 minutes west. As Zach and Kyle sift through the documents, it pretty quickly becomes apparent that there are some discrepancies between Donald Kehoe's book and the official records.

Some are small details, like the intercept target was actually located about 160 miles northwest of Kinross Air Force Base, not over the Sioux Locks, which are much closer, about 20 miles away. And some are bigger, like what we know about the jet's disappearance. As Monclaw and Wilson approached the bogey, radar operators at Calumet monitored the flight on their radar scope.

Some are small details, like the intercept target was actually located about 160 miles northwest of Kinross Air Force Base, not over the Sioux Locks, which are much closer, about 20 miles away. And some are bigger, like what we know about the jet's disappearance. As Monclaw and Wilson approached the bogey, radar operators at Calumet monitored the flight on their radar scope.

Some are small details, like the intercept target was actually located about 160 miles northwest of Kinross Air Force Base, not over the Sioux Locks, which are much closer, about 20 miles away. And some are bigger, like what we know about the jet's disappearance. As Monclaw and Wilson approached the bogey, radar operators at Calumet monitored the flight on their radar scope.

Eventually, the two blips indicating the jet and the bogey did appear to merge on radar. That part of the story is true. But Zach and Kyle learn that doesn't necessarily mean the two aircraft collided.

Eventually, the two blips indicating the jet and the bogey did appear to merge on radar. That part of the story is true. But Zach and Kyle learn that doesn't necessarily mean the two aircraft collided.

Eventually, the two blips indicating the jet and the bogey did appear to merge on radar. That part of the story is true. But Zach and Kyle learn that doesn't necessarily mean the two aircraft collided.

So it doesn't seem like the dots merging was cause for alarm. To get a clear idea of what was going on, the researchers learn more about the equipment in use at their station back in 1953.

So it doesn't seem like the dots merging was cause for alarm. To get a clear idea of what was going on, the researchers learn more about the equipment in use at their station back in 1953.