Reporter says false WX echoes are displayed on the radar with clear skies.

Attributes
ACN	342026
Time
Date	199607
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	342026
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

False WX echoes are being displayed on radar. Radar indicates WX echoes up to level 6 in intensity. WX is VFR, clear skies.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR SAYS FALSE WX ECHOES ARE DISPLAYED ON THE RADAR WITH CLEAR SKIES.

Narrative: FALSE WX ECHOES ARE BEING DISPLAYED ON RADAR. RADAR INDICATES WX ECHOES UP TO LEVEL 6 IN INTENSITY. WX IS VFR, CLEAR SKIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.