Loring AFB
One of the strange aspects of UFO sightings is that they occur more often near
military areas and other sensitive sites, of course these cases are the hardest to
expose because they can be quickly covered up.
One such case is that of the sightings over Loring Air Force Base. On October 27th
1975 security personnel who were assigned on guard duty for the nuclear weapons depot
which is secured very heavily (as one would hope it was). One of the guards spotted
what at first he thought was helicopter flying very low and coming toward the nuclear
depot. The craft had a red 'navigation' light and a bright white strobe light.
At the same time, personnel in the control tower also spotted the object on their radar
screens. Several attempts were made by the operators to contact the craft via radio
but they received no response.
The craft was then observed to circle the nuclear storage unit, and at one point to within an estimated
300yards of it. The craft hovered over the storage unit for a few more minutes and then suddenly
shot away at a tremendous speed.
All relevant military authorities such as NORAD were notified, but no explanation could be
found. The men in charge at Loring put it down as 'just another unexplained event'!.
However, the very next night, the 28th October, the same thing happened again.
This time jeeps, MPs, and senior officers were all dispatched to the scene. This caused
much chaos as the air bases sirens were screaming, flashing lights from the jeeps and
other cars were all on as well as the light from the object itself. Once again the object
shot away after several minutes of hovering.
As a result Col. Richard E. Chapman, requested air support in case the object returned
for a third time. The crews were put on 24 hour alert.
The craft did not however come back to the base, however strange lights were reported
for several weeks in the surrounding towns.
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