March 1, 1941🇬🇧Military Encounter
DisappearanceHistoricalRadar Evidence

English Channel: Radar blips vanish on intercept

Chain Home radars along the English coast detected unidentified blips crossing the Channel in March 1941. RAF interceptors found nothing, and the signals faded, later termed radar angels.

Date
March 1, 1941
Location / Country
Type
Military Encounter

Background

Event

In March 1941, Chain Home radar stations along the English coast registered a group of echoes moving across the English Channel.

Response

The RAF sent fighters to intercept, but the pilots sighted no objects, and the radar signals disappeared shortly afterwards.

Explanation

The echoes were termed radar angels — invisible targets in clear skies produced by atmospheric effects.

Significance

The case illustrates early radar anomalies in the Second World War, often associated with UFO phenomena although conventionally explained. David Clarke documented it in Fortean Times.

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