“By Christmas Eve 1960, NORAD was posting updates and tracking the flight of “S. Claus.” … Since then, fighter jets have frequently intercepted the sleigh to salute Santa, who reins in his team to let the slower jets catch up.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, December 23, 2025
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-23-2025
#santa #santaclaus

“By Christmas Eve 1960, NORAD was posting updates and tracking the flight of “S. Claus.” … Since then, fighter jets have frequently intercepted the sleigh to salute Santa, who reins in his team to let the slower jets catch up.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, December 23, 2025
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-23-2025
#santa #santaclaus