Nov. 7, 1952
Operation Skywatch was launched July 14, 1952, and used thousands of ground-based civilian observers who volunteered to search the skies around the clock for unidentified aircraft that were undetected by U.S. radar.
According to The Times, the active phase of the program ended Jan. 1, 1958, when observation posts were transferred to the North American Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs.
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interesting, thanks for the update. I’m sure the government was more worried about those darn Reds than UFOs, but I’m curious about what kinds of sightings Skywatch got!
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