October 9, 2026

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Illustration of an air defense radar scope showing about forty targets in formation while a controller picks up a telephone, December 6, 1950
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1950: Northeastern United States — Forty Radar Targets, a White House Call and a National Alert

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Illustration of an orange-tailed white light crossing the night sky over Honolulu and the Koolau mountains while a transport plane banks away, December 24, 1950
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1950: Hickam AFB and Honolulu, Hawaii – An Orange Flame Over Oahu and a Transport Plane at 7,000 Feet

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Illustration of airmen at a hilltop outpost on Okinawa looking out at a white light falling toward a lagoon at night, November 1950
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1950: Okinawa — A Light Falls Into the Sea, and Captain Ruppelt Interviews the Sergeant Who Saw It

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Illustration of a blinding blue-white flash lighting a snowy Anchorage street and the mountains behind it as townspeople look up, November 30, 1950
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1950: Anchorage, Alaska — A Blue-White Flash Turns Night to Day, Followed by Five Explosions

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