Dayton, Ohio: Capt. Ruppelt tells press radar tracked UFOs at 1,500–2,000 mph
On July 18, 1952, Capt. Edward Ruppelt told the press in Dayton, Ohio, that ground radar had tracked UFOs at 1,500–2,000 mph, that jet fighters scrambled to intercept them had failed, and that the Air Force did not know what they were.
Background
On July 18, 1952, Capt. Edward Ruppelt spoke to the press in Dayton, Ohio. He stated that ground radar had tracked UFOs at speeds of 1,500–2,000 mph and that jet fighters scrambled to intercept them had failed. He said that 'persons making these reports actually see something in the sky', but that the Air Force did not know what the objects were. The Dayton Journal Herald reported the statements the same day. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.