radar blip
Sweep-revealed contact
A radar blip is a brief signal or point of light on a radar screen indicating a detected object—aircraft, ship, or other target.
Figuratively, something that's just a blip on the radar is a minor or fleeting concern, barely worth noticing: The controversy was a blip on the radar that everyone forgot within a week.
- pingBrief metallic tone
- dotSmall circular mark
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- screenDisplay or barrier
echo · contact · target · aircraft · flight path · scope · tracking · detection · air traffic · control tower · sonar · flash · trace · bogey · return · green · glowing · controller
- Electronic Soundsbeep, bleep, bloop, buzz, chime
- alert soundsalarm, beep, buzzer, chime, doorbell
- UFOsUFO, flying saucers, UFOs, flying saucer, space aliens
detectability
radar blipstealth
Secret, undetected movement
off the radar · stealth aircraft · invisibility · ghost · blind spot