From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 12-04-1985
  Subject: TUCSON, AZ

CASE TYPE:   CE I - RV
     DATE:   9 OCTOBER 1985
     TIME:   24:15 HOURS
     CFN#:   0158
   SOURCE:   ARIZONA DALLY STAR TUCSON
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A LOCAL AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND A POLICE HELICOPTER PILOT REPORTEDLY TRACKED
ABOUT 60 UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT OVER TUCSON MONDAY, BUT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE
NOT INVESTIGATING.  TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RADAR PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT
AT 12:15 A.M. MONDAY RADAR MONITORED THE OBJECTS FOR ABOUT 90 MIN.  THE RADAR
PICKED THEM UP SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY, NEAR RYAN FIELD,AND LOST THEM AS THEY
FLEW NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH REDINGTON PASS.  THE CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT 15
GROUPS OF FOUR TO SIX OBJECTS EACH WERE MONITORED ON THE RADAR.  THE UFO'S WERE
TRAVELING AT ABOUT 250 KNOTS, OR 288 MPH.  THE TOWER CALLED THE POLICE PILOT ON
DUTY AND SAID THAT THEY HAD SOME TARGETS BUT NO TRANSPONDERS.  THE TRANSPONDERS
ARE RADAR TRANSCEIVERS THAT AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL AIR CRAFT FOR
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.  IF YOU DON'T TURN YOUR TRANSPONDER ON, ALL IT SHOWS
UP AS (ON RADAR) IS A BILP.  THE PILOT TRIED TO FOLLOW THE OBJECTS AND DID SEE
SOME LIGHTS,BUT WAS UNABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THEM.  THE PILOT WAS UP ABOUT 4,000
FEET AND THEY WERE UP AT 7,000 FEET.  THE AIR FORCE SAID D-M JETS STOP FLYING
BY 10:30 PM AND KNEW OF NO OTHER MILLTARY FLIGHTS IN THE AREA AT 12:15 AM
MONDAY.
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