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Old 12th Jan 2018, 05:44
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Airbubba
 
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Originally Posted by SASless
I worked at that WPB place back in the early 80's.
That well lit Pratt facility in the swamp has stood out for decades as you fly over South Florida at night.

I don't believe I ever noticed the WPB radar cross section facility. Lockheed has an old but apparently still active RCS range southeast of MCO:

Radar Cross Section Facility in St Cloud, FL (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting

Originally Posted by Green Flash
Ion, note also a similar shape on the other side of the shed from the object of interest.
On the north side of the WPB Google Maps shot is what looks to me like a similar but different double diamond shaped object covered in a tarpaulin. Could it be somebody's boat?
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