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diciembre 24, 2025
Santa Claus en la mira del Pentágono: 70 años rastreando su trineo por un error
Como cada Nochebuena, los ejércitos de Estados Unidos y Canadá activaron este miércoles un rastreo conjunto para seguir el recorrido del trineo de Santa Claus, una tradición navideña que cumple ya 70 años y que nació a partir de un curioso error en plena guerra fría. Corría diciembre de 1955 cuando sonó inesperadamente el teléfono […]
TL;DR
- The NORAD Tracks Santa tradition celebrates its 70th anniversary this Christmas Eve.
- The tradition began in 1955 when a child mistakenly called the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) expecting to speak with Santa Claus.
- Colonel Harry Shoup, instead of correcting the child, played along, leading to the creation of a Santa tracking operation.
- NORAD, the successor to CONAD, now uses sophisticated military systems, including radar and satellite tracking, to monitor Santa's sleigh.
- The www.noradsanta.org website provides a real-time map of Santa's journey, available in nine languages.
- Approximately 1,000 volunteers answer phone calls from children inquiring about Santa's whereabouts.
- The U.S. President typically joins volunteers to answer calls from children.
- NORAD confirms that Santa Claus is authorized to fly in North American airspace.