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The ID also refers to a popular Work-in-Progress (WIP) story on the Choice of Games community forums.
Colonel Harry Shoup, the director of operations on duty, answered the first call from a young child expecting Santa. Instead of hanging up, he instructed his staff to check the radar for signs of Santa traveling from the North Pole. 126103
The tradition began in 1955 due to a typo in a Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement in Colorado Springs. The ad invited children to call "Santa" but accidentally listed the secret hotline for the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), the predecessor to NORAD. The ID also refers to a popular Work-in-Progress
The number is associated with several distinct stories and events, most notably the legendary origin of the NORAD Santa Tracker and a modern interactive fantasy tale titled "Jinn of Arabia." 1. The Santa Tracker "Fluke" The tradition began in 1955 due to a