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False tracks from the SPY-1 system, which had been recently upgraded, with the visual sighting a coincidence.

False tracks from the SPY-1 system, which had been recently upgraded, with the visual sighting a coincidence.

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Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • Tracks are absent from other sensors.
  • The track behaviour (instant altitude changes) matches known track-management artefacts.

What would rule it out

  • Independent sensors recorded the same tracks.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). False tracks from the SPY-1 system, which had been recently upgraded, with the visual sighting a coincidence. [Answer ANS0D1SC44G2VCD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1SC44G2VCD
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