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Illustration of radar engineers watching a steady blip on a scope near Knoxville, Tennessee, with the Oak Ridge glow on the horizon in March 1950
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1950: Knoxville, Tennessee Radar Returns Near Oak Ridge

Published: October 1, 2026 | Updated: October 1, 2026 0
Illustration of four men at Falmouth Airport on Cape Cod watching two bright cylindrical lights, one dropping a fireball, in the western sky at dusk on February 5, 1950
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1950: Teaticket, Massachusetts UFO: Two Cylinders, One Fireball

Published: September 29, 2026 | Updated: October 1, 2026 0
Illustration of a silver cone-shaped object trailing gray vapor over San Francisco Bay at dusk as six observers watch at Alameda Naval Air Station on February 7, 1950
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1950: Alameda Flying Ice Cream Cone UFO

Published: September 29, 2026 | Updated: September 29, 2026 0
Illustration of a B-29 pilot watching a rocket-like object with a long flame trail cross the night sky above Tampa, Florida, on February 8, 1950
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1950: Tampa, Florida B-29 Rocket Sighting

Published: September 29, 2026 | Updated: September 29, 2026 0