The commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) joked that the recent mysterious UAV sightings in the U.S. did not hinder Santa Claus's gift-giving activities.
U.S. Air Force General Gregory Guillot, commander of NORAD, told Fox News on December 24: "Of course we are concerned about drones and anything else in the air. However, I don't see any obstacles for Santa Claus this year."
Guillot's remarks came during the Christmas season and related to the decades-long tradition of "tracking" Santa Claus on NORAD's virtual reality system. He also reassured the public regarding recent reports of mysterious UAVs appearing in the US state of New Jersey.
NORAD's computer simulation system tracks Santa Claus's gift-giving journey.
PHOTO: NORAD TRACKS SANTA
In 1955, a Colorado newspaper ran an advertisement allowing children to call Santa Claus but mistakenly printed the NORAD hotline number. The then-NORAD Director, Colonel Harry Shoup, answered the call and, realizing the mistake, didn't want to disappoint the children. He spoke to them and said he was "tracking Santa's location." Since then, the U.S.-Canada military agency NORAD has implemented a computer-based simulation system showing Santa Claus and his reindeer's route.
Santa Claus travels at "lightning speed," and loves waving to American pilots!
This initiative is being continued by NORAD this year, with internet users able to access the NORAD Tracks Santa website to follow Santa Claus's journey around the world . As of the morning of December 25th (Vietnam time), Santa Claus had traveled through states in the US and Canada, and had distributed over 6 billion gifts in total.
Canadian Air Force Major General William Radiff, Director of Operations for NORAD, joked that the agency can track Santa Claus partly because NORAD's infrared-tracking satellites can detect signals from "Rudolph's nose" (the lead reindeer in Santa Claus's herd of nine, which has a distinctive red nose), according to AFP.
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