The Kinross Incident – Disappearance Over Lake Superior

In this episode of Mysteries of UFOs, we uncover the chilling Kinross Incident, one of the most mysterious disappearances in military aviation history. On November 23, 1953, an F-89C Scorpion jet interceptor piloted by First Lieutenant Felix Moncla and radar operator Second Lieutenant Robert Wilson was scrambled from Kinross Air Force Base in Michigan to intercept an unknown radar target over Lake Superior. Ground control tracked both the jet and the unidentified object as they converged—then suddenly, the two radar blips merged into one before vanishing completely. No distress signal was sent, and despite an extensive search, no wreckage or bodies were ever found. The Air Force first suggested a collision with a Canadian aircraft, but Canada denied having any planes in the area. Later, officials attributed the disappearance to pilot error or equipment failure, though radar data and witness reports of a glowing object contradict this. The F-89 remains missing to this day. Whether the pilots collided with a secret aircraft, fell victim to a catastrophic malfunction, or encountered something not of this world, the Kinross Incident endures as one of the most haunting UFO mysteries ever recorded.