Date: 11 November 1975
Source: NICAP.org
Source: “Clear Intent: The Government Coverup of the
UFO Experience” by Lawrence
A. Fawcett and Barry J. Greenwood
The document text:
“Part I. Since 28 Oct 75 numerous reports of
suspicious objects have been received at the NORAD CU; reliable military
personnel at Loring AFB, Maine, Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, Malmstrom AFB, Mt,
Minot AFB, ND, and Canadian Forces Station, Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada, have
visually sighted suspicious objects.
Part II. Objects at Loring and Wurtsmith were
characterized to be helicopters. Missile Site Personnel, Security Alert Teams,
and Air Defense Personnel at Malmstrom Montana
report an object which sounded like a jet aircraft. FAA (Federal
Aviation Administration) advised there were no
jet aircraft in the vicinity. Malmstrom search and height finder radars carried
the object between 9,500 ft.
and 15,600 ft.
at a speed of seven knots. There was intermittent radar contact with the object
from 0807532 thru 09002 Nov. 75. F-106s scrambled from Malmstrom could not make
contact due to darkness and low altitude. Site personnel reported the object as
low as 200 ft
and said that as the interceptors approached the lights went out. After the
interceptors had passed the lights came on again, one hour after they returned
to base. Missile site personnel reported the object increased to a high speed,
raised in altitude and could not be discerned from the stars.
Part III. Minot AFB on 10 Nov reported that the base
was buzzed by a bright object the size of a car at an altitude of 1000 to 2000 ft. There was no noise
emitted by the vehicle.
Part IV. This morning, 11 Nov 75, CFS Falconbridge
reported search and height finder radar paints on an object up to 30 nautical
miles south of the site ranging in altitude from 26,000 ft. to 72,000 ft. The site
commander and other personnel say the object appeared as a bright star but much
closer. With binoculars the object appeared as a 100 ft. diameter sphere and
appeared to have craters around the outside.
Part V. Be assured that this command is doing
everything possible to identify and provide solid factual information on these
sightings. I have also expressed my concern to SAFOI that we come up soonest
with a proposed answer to queries from the press to prevent overreaction by the
public to reports by the media that may be blown out of proportion. To date efforts by Air Guard helicopters, SAC helicopters and Norad
F-106s have failed to produce positive ID.”
Comment by Fawcett/Greenwood:
“Note that the Falconbridge report mentioned here
contains a few more details than had been available. The November 11 UFO
appeared as a "100
foot diameter sphere" and was pockmarked with
"craters" on the outside. Hardly a conventional aircraft!
There is also concern in the message that the press
would overreact to the stories and that steps should be taken to prevent this.
The media hardly reacted to the incidents at the time, and when they did, it
usually was in the local press where very limited public reaction could be
expected. The "prevent" tactic worked, and the magnitude of the UFO
intrusions was recognized only well after the objects have come and gone.
The Air Force was lucky. Had full-blown media coverage
been applied to the stories in the same general time frame when they happened,
a Pandora's Box of criticism would surely have resulted over the Air Force's
inability to deal effectively with the aerial invaders.”
The U.S. military’s explanation (helicopters)
for the UFO incidents that occurred over the northern tier military bases (U.S. and Canada) in October and November
1975 is clearly unfounded – based on the three sentences I have underlined.
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