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NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus since 1955. Do you know how the decades-old tradition started?
A mistake.
That year, on Christmas Eve, an advertisement from Sears, published in The Gazette, offered children the chance to call Santa — but listed the wrong number. Instead of calling Santa, kids reached Air Force Col. Harry Shoup — the commander on duty at the Continental Air Defense Command (a precursor to NORAD).
That day, a few Air Force officers answered calls from curious children and the fateful mistake evolved into a longtime tradition— and a complex operation.
NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus since 1955. Do you know how the tradition started? A mistake. That year, on Christmas Eve, an advertisement from Sears, published in The Gazette, offered children the chance to call Santa — but listed the wrong number. Instead of calling Santa, kids reached Air Force Col. Harry Shoup — the commander on duty at the Continental Air Defense Command (a precursor to NORAD).
NORAD’s current Santa tracking operation includes hundreds of volunteers, thousands of calls from around the globe and a tracker that incorporates advanced mapping and satellite-positioning technology.
Here are all the ways to track Kris Kringle and his reindeer:
Google has its own Santa tracker as well. You can check that out here.
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