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An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience.

An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience.

Still possibleAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Princeton radar logs show a track co-located with the sighting and a rapid relocation to the CAP point.
  • No US test programme claims the object once records are reviewed.

What would rule it out

  • Mission tapes or radar logs show no track at the sighting position, or a programme is identified.

Evidence 2 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience. [Answer ANS0D1SBVK23SFX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1SBVK23SFX
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