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Wurtsmith AFB weapons-area lights chased by KC-135 crew

Name: Wurtsmith AFB weapons-area lights chased by KC-135 crew
Start: 1975-10-30
Location: Wurtsmith AFB, MI

When: 30 Oct 1975
Where: Wurtsmith AFB, MI
Sources: 2 public sources

The former Wurtsmith AFB, where a KC-135 crew chased lights in October 1975 United States Geological Survey (USGS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Security police at Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, reported an unlit helicopter-like craft over the nuclear weapons storage area. A returning KC-135 tanker was sent to identify radar targets; a NORAD log says the crew saw and painted one before losing it over Lake Huron. It was never identified.

Sources

OtherWurtsmith AFB, October 30, 1975 (NORAD Command Director's log extract and crew statement) (opens in a new tab)NICAP
OtherWurtsmith initial report (from Clear Intent) (opens in a new tab)NICAP

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