Zach Garner
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So I mean, clearly that is the anticipated behavior of these systems at the time.
And what it really comes down to is just a technical thing called range resolution. In our documentation, I believe we found that the range resolution for that radar was half a mile.
And what it really comes down to is just a technical thing called range resolution. In our documentation, I believe we found that the range resolution for that radar was half a mile.
And what it really comes down to is just a technical thing called range resolution. In our documentation, I believe we found that the range resolution for that radar was half a mile.
Yeah, we don't know where the both blips disappeared came from. After we did all our research, we're like, okay, what are the big question marks that are still left? And that was one of them. We're like, can we find a source for this piece of information that says the blips both disappeared from radar? And we've never found anything to substantiate that claim.
Yeah, we don't know where the both blips disappeared came from. After we did all our research, we're like, okay, what are the big question marks that are still left? And that was one of them. We're like, can we find a source for this piece of information that says the blips both disappeared from radar? And we've never found anything to substantiate that claim.
Yeah, we don't know where the both blips disappeared came from. After we did all our research, we're like, okay, what are the big question marks that are still left? And that was one of them. We're like, can we find a source for this piece of information that says the blips both disappeared from radar? And we've never found anything to substantiate that claim.
That is one of the big questions that we still have is how exactly did all this go down? There is no indication that they tried to communicate with this plane ahead of time.
That is one of the big questions that we still have is how exactly did all this go down? There is no indication that they tried to communicate with this plane ahead of time.
That is one of the big questions that we still have is how exactly did all this go down? There is no indication that they tried to communicate with this plane ahead of time.
The pilot of that plane did confirm those details in a letter that he wrote to a researcher named Gord Heath back in the early 2000s, I believe. And if we take them at their word that he was the correct person. And that that letter actually came from him. He did confirm those details that he was radioed afterwards. Basically, by the time he made it to Sault Ste.
The pilot of that plane did confirm those details in a letter that he wrote to a researcher named Gord Heath back in the early 2000s, I believe. And if we take them at their word that he was the correct person. And that that letter actually came from him. He did confirm those details that he was radioed afterwards. Basically, by the time he made it to Sault Ste.
The pilot of that plane did confirm those details in a letter that he wrote to a researcher named Gord Heath back in the early 2000s, I believe. And if we take them at their word that he was the correct person. And that that letter actually came from him. He did confirm those details that he was radioed afterwards. Basically, by the time he made it to Sault Ste.
Marie is about when the Air Force radioed and said, hey, did you see a jet? And he said, no, I didn't. I never saw anything. It does seem quite unusual that if they had the ability to radio this thing from the start, why didn't they start with that? Why wouldn't that be their first, you know, the first thing they do, like, hey, you're off course. What's going on?
Marie is about when the Air Force radioed and said, hey, did you see a jet? And he said, no, I didn't. I never saw anything. It does seem quite unusual that if they had the ability to radio this thing from the start, why didn't they start with that? Why wouldn't that be their first, you know, the first thing they do, like, hey, you're off course. What's going on?
Marie is about when the Air Force radioed and said, hey, did you see a jet? And he said, no, I didn't. I never saw anything. It does seem quite unusual that if they had the ability to radio this thing from the start, why didn't they start with that? Why wouldn't that be their first, you know, the first thing they do, like, hey, you're off course. What's going on?
Our best guess with that is that because all of this equipment was so new, the F-89s were relatively new. The radar stations were new. Everything was new. This was all a new thing. They needed training. They needed intercepts.
Our best guess with that is that because all of this equipment was so new, the F-89s were relatively new. The radar stations were new. Everything was new. This was all a new thing. They needed training. They needed intercepts.
Our best guess with that is that because all of this equipment was so new, the F-89s were relatively new. The radar stations were new. Everything was new. This was all a new thing. They needed training. They needed intercepts.
And in fact, in a lot of the quarterly reports that we found, not just for the Calumet Air Force Station, but for a lot of the Air Force stations in the region, they constantly call out the fact that they're not getting enough training. They're not getting enough intercepts in this airspace. So we kind of think that maybe the call was made to send out an interceptor just for a training purpose.