October 24, 2026

Benson

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Illustration of a pilot instructor sighting across a T-6 canopy at a motionless silver object over Benson, Arizona, April 3, 1952
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1952: Three Pilot Instructors Take Fixes on a Motionless Silver Object Over Benson, Arizona for 51 Minutes

Published: October 24, 2026 | Updated: October 24, 2026 0
Illustration of a T-6 pilot watching a small chrome disc flutter beside an F-84 over the Japanese coast, March 29, 1952
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1952: A T-6 Pilot Over Northern Japan Watches an Eight-Inch Chrome Disc Overtake an F-84 and Flutter Beside Its Fuselage

Published: October 23, 2026 | Updated: October 23, 2026 0
Illustration of two officers in a B-29 radar compartment watching a bright streak cross the scope, March 24, 1952
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1952: A B-29 Radar Observer and Navigator Track a Target Crossing the Scope at 2,000 Knots West of Point Conception

Published: October 23, 2026 | Updated: October 23, 2026 0
Illustration of an F-94 pilot looking at a large glowing red ball of fire near Yakima, Washington, March 22, 1952
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1952: An F-94 Crew Twice Watches a Ball of Fire Build and Fade South of Yakima While Ground Radar Plots It Drifting at 78 Knots

Published: October 23, 2026 | Updated: October 23, 2026 0