| ID | #1602433726 |
| Added | Sun, 11/10/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Danny C. Lewis was patrolling a weapons depot when he saw an unidentified aircraft approaching the Northern perimeter of Loring at a low altitude of about 300 feet. Lewis noticed what looked like a red navigation light and a white strobe light on the plane.
As Lewis watched, the ship entered the Loring perimeter. Meanwhile, a staff Sergeant is in the air base control room. James P. Sample from 2192-th communication squadron, was on duty at the radar screen. He received a radar response from an unknown aircraft ten or thirteen miles East-northeast of Loring.
Sample repeatedly tried to contact the ship by radio for all available bands of communications, civil and military, but received no response. The unidentified ship began circling, and approached a restricted nuclear material storage area within 300 yards at a low altitude of 150 feet.
Back at the nuclear weapons dump, Lewis notified his 42nd bombardment corps command post that an unknown aircraft had penetrated the base's perimeter and was within 300 yards of the nuclear weapons zone. The base was immediately placed on high alert (security option 3), and the security service contacted the tower.
Original news
Date: October 27 1975
Location: Loring AFB, ME
Time: 7:45 p.m.
Summary: Staff Sgt. Danny K. Lewis was patrolling the weapons dump when he saw an unidentified aircraft nearing the north perimeter of Loring at a low altitude of about 300 feet. Lewis noticed what appeared to be a red navigation light and a white strobe light on the aircraft. As Lewis watched, the craft entered the perimeter of Loring. Meanwhile, in the control tower of the air base, Staff Sgt. James P. Sampley of the 2192nd Communications Squadron was on duty at the radar screen. He got a radar return from an unknown aircraft ten to thirteen miles east-northeast of Loring. Sampley made numerous attempts by radio on all available communications bands, civilian and military, to contact the craft, but he got no response. The unidentified craft began to circle, and came to within 300 yards of the restricted nuclear storage area at a low altitude of 150 feet. Back at the nuclear weapons dump, Lewis notified his Command Post of the of the 42 Bomb Wing that an unknown aircraft had penetrated the base perimeter and was within 300 yards of the nuclear weapons area. The base was immediately put on major alert status, a a Security Option 3, and Security contacted the tower.
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