Star Trek episode 'Tomorrow Is Yesterday' has the Enterprise tracked as a UFO

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A U.S. Air Force F-104C Starfighter jet on the ground in 1966
An F-104 Starfighter, the jet type sent to intercept the Enterprise in Tomorrow Is Yesterday United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NBC aired the Star Trek episode Tomorrow Is Yesterday, written by D.C. Fontana. The Enterprise is thrown back to the late 1960s, where the U.S. Air Force detects it as a UFO and sends a jet to intercept; the pilot is beamed aboard and must later be returned.

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  1. OtherStar Trek The Original Series Rewatch: "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (opens in a new tab)Reactor (Tor.com)
  2. OtherStar Trek: The Original Series episode 19 review (opens in a new tab)Den of Geek

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