From - Wed Oct 16 14:35:15 1996 X-POP3-Rcpt: ez073888@peseta Received: from po.cwru.edu by peseta.ucdavis.edu (8.8.0/UCD3.7.1) id OAA26122; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 14:17:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from caleb.INS.CWRU.Edu (aa440@caleb.INS.CWRU.Edu [129.22.8.211]) by po.cwru.edu with ESMTP (8.7.6+cwru/CWRU-3.0) id RAA26551; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:11:54 -0400 (EDT) (from aa440@caleb.INS.CWRU.Edu for ) Received: (aa440@localhost) by caleb.INS.CWRU.Edu (8.7.6+cwru/CWRU-2.3-bsdi) id RAA06498; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:00:43 -0400 (EDT) (from aa440) Message-Id: <199610162100.RAA06498@caleb.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:00:43 -0400 (EDT) From: aa440@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dale Wedge) To: orphillips@ucdavis.edu Subject: Re: FOIA Document--UFO Overflights of SAC/NORAD Bases Reply-To: aa440@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dale Wedge) Content-Type: text X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 8451 In a previous article, xx044 (UFOlogy SIG) says: > >In October--November of 1975, a series of still unexplained UFO >incidents occurred over the Strategic Air Command Nuclear bases >that line the norther tier of states from Maine to Montana. The >following SAC log entries were obtained under the FOIA and are >the official records kept by the SAC personnel on the sites of >the UFO observations over this period of time: > > > DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE > Headquarters Aerospace Defense Command > > Reply to ------- >Attn of: DAD > >Subject: Request for Information Under The Freedom of >Information Act > > >To ____________________ > > 1. A copy of you letter dated 22 August 1977 was >received in this headquarters for direct reply on 19 September >1977. The following log entries have been extracted for >release: > > a. NORAD Command Director's Log ( 1975 ) 29 Oct/0630Z: >Command Director called by Air Force Operations Center >concerning an unknown helicopter landing in the munitions >storage area at Loring AFB, Maine. Apparently this was >second night in a row this occurrence. There was\also an >indication, but not confirmed, that Canadian bases had >been overflown by a helicopter. > >31 Oct/0445Z: Report from Wurtsmith AFB through Air Force Ops >Center -incident at 0355Z. Helicopter hovered over SAC Weapons >storage area then departed area. Tanker flying at 2700 >feet made both visual sighting and radar skin paint. >Track object 35NM SE over Lake Huron where contact was >lost. > >1 Nov/0920Z: Received, as info, message from Loring AFB, Maine, >citing probable helicopter overflight of base. > >8 Nov/0753Z: 24th NORAD Region unknown tract J330, heading SSW, >12000 feet. 1 To 7 objects, 46.46N 109.23W. Two F-106 >scrambled out of Great Falls at 0745Z. SAC reported visual >sighting from Sabotage Alert Teams ( SAT ) K1, K3, L1 and >L6 ( lights and jet sounds ). Weather section states no >anomalous propagation or northern lights. > > > NORAD Region Senior Director's Log (Malmstrom AFB, >Montana). > > 0835Z: SAT Teams K3 and L4 report visual, K3 report target at >300 feet altituds and L4 reports target at 5 miles. Contact lost >at 0820Z. F-106s returned to base at 0850Z with negative >results. 0905Z Great Falls radar search and height had >intermittent contact. 0910Z SAT teams again had visual (Site C- >1, 10 miles SE Stanford, Montana0. 0920Z SAT CP reported that >when F-106s were in area, targets would turn out lights, and >when F-106s left, targets would turn lights on. F-106s never >gained visual or radar contact at anytime due to terrain >clearance. > >This type of activity has been reported in the Malmstrom area >for several days although previous to tonight no unknowns were >declared. The track will be carried as a remaining unknown. > >7 NOV 75 (1035Z) - Received a call from the 34st Strategic Air >Command post (SAC CP), saying that the following missile >locations reported seeing a large red to orange to yellow >object: M-1, L-3, LIMA and L-6.The general object location would >be 10 miles south of Moore, Montana, and 20 miles east of >Buffalo,Montana, Commander and Deputy for Operations (DO) >informed 7 NOV 75 (1203Z) - SAC advised that the LCF at >Harlowton, Montana,observed an object which emitted a light >which illuminated the site driveway. > >7 NOV 75 (1319Z) - SAC advised K-1 says very bright object to >their east is now southeast of them and they are looking at it >with 10x50 binoculars. Object seems to have lights (several) on >it, but no distinct pattern. The orange/gold object overhead >also has small lights on it. SAC also advises female civilian >reports having seen an object bearing south from her position >six miles west of Lewistown. > >7 NOV 75 (1327Z) - L-1 reports that the object to their >northeast seems to be issuing a black object from it, tubular in >the shape. In all this time, surveilance has not been able to >detect any sort of track except for known traffic. > >7 NOV 75 (1355Z) - K-1 and L-1 report that as the sun rises, so >do the objects they have visual. > >7 NOV 75 (1429Z) - From SAC CP: As the sun rose, the UFOs >disappeared. Commander and DO notified. > >8 NOV 75 (0635Z) - A security camper team at K-4 reported UFO >with white lights, one red light 50 yards behind white light >personnel at K-1 seeing same object. > >8 NOV 75 (0645Z) - Height personnel picked up object 10-13,000 >feet, track J330, EKLB 0648, 18 Knots, 9,500 feet. Objects as >many as seven, as few as two A/C. > >8 NOV 75 (0753Z) - J330 unknown 0753, Stationary / seven knots >/12,000. One (varies seven objects.). None, no possibility, >EKLB 3746, two F-106, GTF, SCR 0754. NCOC notified. > > 24th NORAD Region Senior Director's Log (Malmstrom AFB, >Montana). > > >8 NOV 75 (0820Z) - Lost radar contact, figters broken off at >0825, looking in area of J331 (another height finder contact). > >8 NOV 75 (0905Z) - From SAC CP: L-sites had fighters and >objects; fighters did not get down to objects. > >8 NOV 75 (0915Z) - From SAC CP:From four different >points:Observed objects and fighters; when fighters arrived in >the area, the lights went out; when fighters departed, the >lights came back on; to NCOC. > >8 nov 75 (0953Z) - From SAC CP: L-5 reported object increased in >speed - high velocity,raised in altitude and now cannot tell the >object from stars. > >8 NOV 75 (1105Z) - From SAC CP: E-1 reported white light (site >is approximately 60 nautical miles north of Lewistown). NCOC >notified. > >9 NOV 75 (0305Z) - SAC CP Called and advised SAC crews at sites >L-1, L-6 and M-1 observing UFO. object yellowish bright round >light 20 miles north of Harlowton, 2 to 4,000 feet. > >9 NOV 75 (0320) - SAC CP reported UFO 20 miles southeast of >Lewistown, orange white disc object. 24 NORAD Region survellance >checking area. Surveillance unable to get height check. > >9 NOV 75 (0320Z) - FAA Watch Supervisor reported he had five air >carriers vicinity of UFO, United Fight 157 reported seeing >meteor, "arc welder's blue" in color. SAC CP advised,sites still >report seeing object stationary > >9 NOV 75 (0348Z) - SAC CP Confirms L-1, sees object, a mobile >security team has been directed to get closer and report. > >9 NOV 75 (0629Z) - SAC CP advises UFO sighting reported around >0305Z. Cancelled the flight security team from site L-1, checked >area and all secure, no more sightings. > >10 NOV 75 (0215Z) - Received a call from SAC CP. Report UFO >sighting from site K-1 around Harlowton area. > >10 NOV 75 (0153Z) - Surveillance report unable to locate track >that would correlate with UFO sighting by K-1. > > 24th NORAD Region Senior Director's Log (malmstrom AFB, >Montana). > > 10 NOV 75 (1125Z) - UFO sighting reported by Minot Air Force >Station, a bright star-like object in the west, moving east, >about the size of a car. First seen approximately 1015Z. >Approximately 1120Z, the object passed over the radar station, >1,000 feet to 2,000 feet high, no noise heard. Three people >from the site or local area saw the object. NCOC notified. > >2. HQ USAF/DADF also forwarded a copy of a NORAD document for a >review for possible downgrade and release. We have determined >the document is properly and currently classified and is exempt >from disclosure under public law 90-23, 5 USC 552b(1). > >3. The decision to withhold release of this document may be >appealed in writing to the Secretary of the Air Force within 45 >days from the date of this letter. If you appeal, include any >reasons for reconsideration you wish to present and attach a >copy of this letter. Address your letter as follows: Secretary >of the Air Force, thru HQ ADCOM/DAD, Peterson AFB CO 80914. > >TERRENCE C. JAMES, COLONEL, USAF >Director of Administration CY to: HQ >USAF/DAD > HQ >USAF/JACL >-- > > > > > >-- > > > > >