History of the Calumet Air Force Station and the Kinross Incident

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3 ай бұрын

In Upper Michigan, there lies remnants of an abandoned Cold War era Radio Base deep within the woods. The Calumet Air Force Base is a fascinating remnant of American history in the defense against incoming airborne threats. The base stands at the highest point in the Keweenaw, still standing watch over the landscape it once protected. The base was not only a military installation, but an entire town dedicated to the servicemen and their families.
Featured in this video is the history of the base, the infrastructure (including a bunker), and the infamous Kinross incident involving a potential UFO encounter.... This video is meant to preserve the unique history of the base and to give a shoutout to the incredible Open Skies Project, LLC. who provided an incredible tour and the permission for us to capture the drone footage featured in this video.
Check out the Open Skies Video on Visit Keweenaw:
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@joesimms2195 Ай бұрын

Was stationed at the 665th AC&W Sq. Jan 71-Mar72. Worked in Radar Ops.....scope dope. Saw a few ufo's on our Buic radar scopes .....most likely canadian bush pilots punching holes in the clouds. On a side note myself and another airman Manning saw a woman?ghost in a white ankle length night gown, walk into Lake Superior down by the hotel on the beach in Eagle River, and just flat out disappeared. Also enjoyed the wildlife on the fire trail down to Gratiot Lake from the radar site, we'd see. Usually bears on their war to the garbage dump.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

This is fascinating, first of all, thank you for your service, it's incredible that you know this place and can give insight to the history of the base while it was in operation, I was hoping people more knowledgeable than me would comment on this video. I am blown away by the amount of Ghost stories stemming from the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior region, there is something mysterious and alluring about it. Did you enjoy your time living on the base? Were tensions ever high while you were on duty?

@joesimms2195 Ай бұрын

@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Like most small USAF sites, with around 100 stationed there you become part of a family of sorts. Other than dealing with an average of 360 inches of snow yearly, Calumet AFS was tension free. Didn't see one fight the whole time i was there. Senior enlisted for the most part lived down in base housing, with their wives and children. Most of us aka first termers spent free time exploring the local villages, playing hockey at the Calumet armory , or practicing drinking at the NCO club on site. There was a basketball gym and 1or 2 lane bowling alley on the site. You might want to look at the Wall of Silver video on You Tube . fascinating tale of treasure on the Upper Penisula.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

@@joesimms2195 Thanks for the insight, and thanks for commenting. What a neat place to learn about! I'm glad Open Skies is preserving the site.

@craigcook1571 Ай бұрын

LSD??? 🤣🤣

@twoheart7813 Ай бұрын

I vacation many times in that area back in the day but never heard of that base, very interesting.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

It really is pretty well hidden! I love the UP so much!

@deafman4090 21 күн бұрын

Excellent historical presentation and well executed. The guitar background created problems trying to understand the speaker.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the input. I will definitely modify this in the future 👍

@deafman4090 20 күн бұрын

@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I'm a bit hard of hearing but nothing severe. I think cutting the volume of the background music by 3 db (or maybe 6 dB) would work. Plus, you might check... the speaker might be overmodulated or maybe clipping at some points.

@ozone385 22 күн бұрын

Nice history lesson. I was stationed at Kinchloe AFB 1974-75. The UP is a world all its own. Some friends and I went out to RACO and snooped a round, at that time it was closed but was being used as a drop point for logs.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 21 күн бұрын

That sounds so fun, such a fun place to explore

@chetkasper5680 20 күн бұрын

Raco is now a test track.

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

Looks like a nice quiet duty station

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

A unique little gem in the forest

@LadyYoop Ай бұрын

This is really well done. I'm old, and I remember, as a kid, my Grandma used to have to "Watch the skies" for weird stuff flying around. I remember her saying she had to call in one time, as she saw SOMETHING flying around...we lived down on the Bootjack Road, just outside of Lake Linden. I remember the Grands talking about seeing UFO's by Mount Ripley, which is a big skiing destination in Hancock....also had Relatives posted there.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

That is so fascinating! What a unique place to live! Were you ever nervous of the UFOs flying around? Or was it more just fascination?

@LadyYoop Ай бұрын

@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I didn't give it a second thought...I was a little kid at the time. SO many people have told me they've seen "things"...there was a spaceship that showed in Baraga, same time each night, in the same place for a week. (that's an Indian Reservation about 45 mins south of here)).....people have seen "Ghost Ships" up north in the Keweenaw (On Lake Superior)....and I have yet to see anything! And I want to!~

@stantaylor3350 Ай бұрын

I was born and raised in the U.P. and never knew of this facility until now, and I now live in ND.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

I also grew up in the area, I had not known about the base either until a couple years ago

@John-R.61 Ай бұрын

Very interesting 🤔

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

It is quite fascinating, the UP really captures the imagination.

@NorthernElevations 3 ай бұрын

Very cool what Open Skies is doing - checked out their website and they're even preserving the graffiti which is neat. Thanks for the history lesson and (as usual) nice aerials!

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 3 ай бұрын

It is amazing that they are preserving this piece of history. Thanks for the support, as always! It was a very fun place to film even though that radio tower cut into the RC.

@Sometungsten Ай бұрын

Colloquial correction, "On the Upper Peninsula of Michigan."

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

Thank you, will definitely change this for my next video 💯

@williammacdonald2948 Ай бұрын

Very cool vid with great information, but who gave you the pronunciation of K-i-n-r-o-s-s as “keen-rose”? All of us locals pronounce it as it is spelled. Keep up the good work.😊

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Like most places in the UP, I usually pronounce it wrong the first time I see it 😅. Thank you for the correction! No one had pointed that out to me even while making the video.

@roberthayes6329 Ай бұрын

I lived in Kinross and went to school in Rudyard. First job was at the fairgrounds. I've heard Kincheloe pronounced wrong, with a Y sound at the end. But Kinross is just what it looks like. Borring, 😅 You can always tell who's never been there.

@chetkasper5680 20 күн бұрын

KIN-Ross. Hope that helps.

@ryanholzinger534 29 күн бұрын

The government probably covered up the 2 missing pilots. Because it collided with a civilian plane.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 28 күн бұрын

Thats a pretty good theory

@July.4.1776 Ай бұрын

It looks very much like the Port Austin radar station.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 28 күн бұрын

Thats interesting, I wonder if they were built around the same time

@larryb1153 Ай бұрын

I believe that lake is called Fanny HO lake. I camped there once. Never knew about the base.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

Did you enjoy camping there? Looks like a beautiful area in the lowland

@larryb1153 Ай бұрын

@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Yes it was in the mid 70's though. On one side of that lake is Fort Wilkins State Park. We had black bears frequenting the campground. Lake is very cold but crystal clear. My brother in law at that time was a Lutheran minister in Calumet. He had a cabin in Mandan Mi. which is near Copper Harbor.

@user-jn9gv9ve6e Ай бұрын

interesting. i have lived in kin--ross 40 years ago. they would fly bombers everyday from there before i lived there. the planes would leave at 7am and didn't know where they were going. they had there first destination and after they got there they would get another destination. this continued for 24 hours. they would get refueled in the air. (the reason) they were carrying atomic bombs. to be dropped if told to do so. that's how paranoid the united states was. this went on for years.

@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Ай бұрын

The Cold War was a crazy era, one of my upcoming videos will feature an exploration of a mine someone used as a fallout shelter for years during this period

@Shield.148 Ай бұрын

They should renovate the houses, and build a large number of additional tiny houses, for homeless veterans on the site. They could be given training on how to maintain the base.