Okhotsk sea? Anyone patrolling there?

[humesdog]

Originally Posted by C-4

That doesn't sound right. Are you sure the good lookouts didn't make a mistake with the stadimeter?

Yes, you're absolutely right. It doesn't sound right. I had to re-read that part in the book several times to comprehend what was going on. But as tedhealy backed me up yes, there were some strange goings-on in the okhotsk according to Fluckey. I wonder who here has any scientific perspective of what was happening. I can only guess that light bounced off of atmospheric interference in the northern latitudes and you could visibly see beyond the 19 mile limit imposed by the curvature of the earth.