Out with the grim and in with some joy. NORAD tracks Santa through Maine Thu, 12/24/2020 - 10:45pm
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, in collaboration with Canadian tracking teams, are on their game at this very moment,
tracking Santa Claus, as he and his reindeer make their way from the North Pole, and around the globe.
Around 10:50 p.m., Santa made his way through Maine with NORAD confirming his sighting in Brunswick and Augusta as he inched closer to 5.6 billion gifts delivered.
This annual mission has been underway since 1955, when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, believing she was calling Santa Claus after seeing a promotion in a local newspaper.
The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, in collaboration with Canadian tracking teams, are on their game at this very moment, tracking Santa Claus, as he and his reindeer make their way from the North Pole, and around the globe. Around 10.