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\ On 10 Septenbe- 1951. as s AK/MEG-2 radar set picke’ up 3 a fast moving” low flying target ( ct alt undetermined) at approx tely 1110 hours SE \Y of Fort Monmouth at a rai.ce of about 12,000 yards. ‘ne target appeared to apy imately follow the coast line changing its range only slightly but changing fits azimuth rapidly, The radar set was switched to full aided azimuth -- \/tracking which normally is fast enough to track jet acft, but in this case « fas too slow to be resorted to. The target was lost in the KE at a range =... of about 1,000 yards, This target also presented an unusually strong retam. for an acft being comparable in strength to that usually received from a ° coastal ship. The operator initially identified the target as a ship and ©: then realized that it could not be a ship ¢ after he observed its extreme pes speed. Lo. : : 0. wee PD sat ae, eo “ On 10 September 1951, 1515 hours, an . SCR 58, ’ serial NO. . 433 tracked | a target which moved about slowly in azimth N of Fort Monmouth at a range _ of about 32,000 yds at the extrenely unusual. elevation angle of 1990 8 mils. (Altituds approxim tely 93,000 ft) te . “On uw September 1951, 1050 hours, 2 SCR 5é4, serial nos. ‘27 and 1s" picked up the same target NE of Fort *onmouth at an elevation angle of _ 350 to 300 mils at.a range of approximately 30,000 yards. (Arproximate:- _ altitude 31,000 ft) the sets track automatically in azimuth and elevation ana with sided range trecling are capable of tracking targets up to a speed - SAREE TSE GSA BREE A ee ee, Sot ae ewe ees _ of 700 mph, In this case hwever, both sets found it impossible te track” ol the target in range due to its speed ani the operators had to resort $0. wo, ranual range tracking in order to hold the target. The target was tracked = “+ ">. 4m this manner to the maximum tracking range of32,000 yards. ‘The operators — . judged the target to be moving at a speed several hundred miles per hour =. ‘ll. .. higher than the maximum aided tracking ability of the radar sets. This nS Oe target. provided an extremely strong echo at times even though it was at "" . maximum range, however the echo signal occasionally fell. off to a level .— below normal return. These changes coincided with maneuvers of the target CG - PETOY2 ... On 11 September 1951 at atout 1 130 a target was picked up on‘an © =). SCR 5@&, radar set serial no. 315 that displayed unusual maneuverability. ve! The target was approx. over Navesink NJ as indicated by its 10,000 yard se range, 6000 ft altitude and due N azimth. The target remained ‘practically ~~ stationary on the scope and appeared to be hovering. The operators looked © out of the van in an attempt to see the target since it was at such a short range, however overcase conditions prevented such observetion. Returning to their positions the target was observed to be changing its elevation at an _ extremly ranid rate, the change in range was so small the operators believed © the target must have risen nearly vertically. The target ceased its rise _ in elevation at an elevation angle of approx 1500|mils at which time it . . proceeded to move at an extremely rapid rate in range pny SH}, Pherly direction ic... .. once again the speed on the target exceeding the Fldee taste y abllity of ee the SCR 58, so that namual tracking became necessary. r tracked the io target to the maximum range of 32,000 yards at which time the target was at . > oe y:: an elevation angle of 300 mils. The operators cid not aveRp a Judge ¢ the - : speed § in excess of the eided freaking rate of ind > MPR . la ok eo Tae ee , ak tie ect oth COR é io °F h * tae om, . = * ee a ND ee ee Pain oa SOS ie Sat a Theme sane hal Sad — he Sy . es “" ; oe ot a * _ te ee eee te . “ at ee! ak ried a, 7 ss ie ge Se a - - ** i ie, Sea a fer me