Wurtsmith AFB
On October 30th 1975, personnel at the Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, reported seeing
what appeared to be running lights of low-flying craft. The craft hovered up and down
and performed erratic zigzag manoeuvres.
The base received several calls from personnel who were also witnessing this strange
object. All of them reported the same object and stated that it was completely silent
in operation.
A pilot in a KC-135 tanker reported seeing the object also as he was preparing to
land. The pilot was ordered to change course and try to observe what the object was.
Several times as the KC-135 approached to within a mile or so of the object it
would suddenly shoot away at a tremendous speed, this happened 3/4 times before the pilot
had to return due to fuel restrictions. The pilot later estimated that the object
had travelled in excess of 1,000 knots!
A FOIA request managed to turn up the following entry in a NORAD log.
"Alerted by NCOC of a helicopter sighted over Wurtsmith AFB Wpns storage
area, a tanker sighted same and pursued it 35 SE over Lake Huron. Upon
request of NCOC - Gen Wainwright and concurrence of Gen Taylor - contacted
379BW CP and offered assistance. Also advised ML,LH and JL alert of possibility of
a scramble".
There were also several reports from civilians of nearby towns, the same night,
who also witnessed the object.
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