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This NICAP compilation gathers National Military Command Center memoranda, DDO updates and OPREP-3 messages from October and November 1975 reporting unidentified helicopters and low-flying aircraft near weapons storage areas at Loring AFB, Maine and Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, plus radar and visual UFO contacts at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. Pursuit attempts by an Army National Guard helicopter and a KC-135 tanker failed. The file also includes a 1976 USDAO Tehran report on an F-4 encounter, 1965 Blue Book statistics and an American Meteor Society fireball form.

  • p. 1 …At 290200 EST AFOC informed NNCC that an unidentified helicopter, possibly two, had been sighted flying…
  • p. 2 …an Army National Guard helicopter were unsuccessful. Sightings of the unidentified helicopter(s) were limited to…
  • p. 3 …75, one unidentified helicopter was sighted 300 to 500 meters from the weapons storage area at…
  • p. 4 AFB PENSTRATION At approximately 290100 EST Oct 75, one unidentified helicopter was sighted 300 to 500…
  • p. 5 ## DDO UPDATE ## AFB PENETRATION At approximately 290100 EST Oct 75, an unidentified helicopter was sighted at…
  • p. 6 At approximately 290100 EST Oct 75, an unidentified helicopter was sighted at an altitude of 150…
  • p. 7 …back gate of Wurtsmith and was visually sighted in the vicinity of the motor pool. RAPCON…
  • p. 8 …IN/CPREP=J PINNAC 20172 A VISUAL SIGHTING OF AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT HAS REPORTED LORING CRC…
  • p. 9 …THREE SECURITY POLICE PERSONNEL REPORTED SIGHTING AND HEARING A HELICopter over the DACE PROPER AT APPROXIMATELY…
  • p. 11 …THE UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT, WITH BOTH HELICOPTERS IN SIGHT, BUT VISUAL ACQUISITION HAS NOT MADE. DURING THIS…
  • p. 16 ## HELICOPTER SITED AT LORING (3) At 312317 EST, a visual sighting of an unidentified object was…
  • p. 17 HELICOPTER SIGHTED AT LORING (1) At 312317 EST Oct, a visual sighting of an unidentified object…
  • p. 18 …Low Flying Aircraft/Helicopter Sightings at Wurtsmith AFB, MI. 1. The SAC Command Post notified the…
  • p. 19 …back gate of Wurtsmith and was visually sighted in the vicinity of the motor pool. RAPCON…
  • p. 20 …EACH TIME THE KC-135 LOST VISUAL SIGHTING. KC-135 LANDED WHEN FUEL APPROACHED OI MINIMUS…
  • p. 21 ## DDO UPDATE ## LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTER SIGHTINGS (U) The SAC Senior Controller notified the NMCC at…
  • p. 22 ## UFO SIGHTING (U) From 080253 EST Nov 75 to 080420 EST Nov 75, Malmstrom AFB MT…
  • p. 24 ## UFO SIGHTING (U) Unknown sightings vicinity Malmstrom AFB, MT (See MFR). A follow-up with NORAD…
  • p. 25 …REPORTED UFO SIGHTING. 32 (11) NA 4. (11) 19820 SEP 76 5. (U) TFHRAN IRAN: 20…
  • p. 28 …Nov morning briefing, indicated that when UFO sightings are reported, the NMCC should ask for temperature…
  • p. 29 …SAC site K3 reported sightings between 300' and 1,000' while site L-4 reported sightings…
  • p. 30 …SAC site C-1 still had a visual sighting on objects. 4. NORAD stated that Northern…
  • p. 31 ## DDO UPDATE AS OF 132200 EST NOV 75 ## UFO ANALYSIS (U) In future UFO sightings, the…
  • p. 32 …These requests will be made in conjunction with sightings of unusual phenomenon along the northern US…
  • p. 34 …Unidentified Flying Object Sighting 1. At 310805 received phoncon from AFOC: MG Lane, CG, Armanent and…
  • p. 35 …0130 - Civilians reported a UFO sighting near Mt. Airy, Md. This information was obtained via a…
  • p. 36 …Reports of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) alleged sightings. The first extended from the surface to 1…
  • p. 37 …557 591 474 399 562 6817 ASTRONOMICAL SIGHTINGS Meteors 70 92 79 88 179 168 100…
d. Only U.S. personnel, preferably military, but including FBI, FAA, and Border Patrol representatives if necessary, will be on board the NG helicopter.

7. MG Sniffin will initiate appropriate action to place the Army NG helicopter and crew on "Full Time Training Duty" (FTTD). In essence, the NG helicopter will be federalized.

8. OSD, through Col Bailey, has been advised of the approval and constraints in this situation and has stated OSD has no objections to the action.

9. At 292249 EST the DDO (NMCC) established a conference call with SAC (MG Burkhart), AFOC, AOC, and Commander 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB informing them of the approval to use the Army NG helicopter with the constraints listed in para 6 above. Commander 42nd Bomb Wing stated that there was no utility in using the helicopter if it couldn't cross the border. Air Force representative LTC Dyer was brought into the conference and stated that AF had no objection to the border crossing. At 292300 EST the DDO (NMCC) informed MG Sniffin of the border crossing issue.

10. At 292325 EST MG Sniffin informed the DDO (NMCC) that approval was granted for the NG helicopter to cross the border with the consent of Canadian authorities. The DDO (NMCC) assured MG Sniffin that the Canadians were cooperating and had already given consent to cross the border.

11. At 292334 EST another conference call was convened by the DDO (NMCC) with the above conferees, (para 9) informing them of the authority to cross the border if necessary. There were no further questions and all conferees were satisfied with the procedures established for the employment of the NG helicopter.

C. D. ROBERTS, JR. Brigadier General, USMC Deputy Director for Operations (NMCC)

Distribution:
CJCS(5)	CSA	PA REP
DJS(3)	CNO	WEST HEM DESK
J-30	CSAF	NWSB
J-31	CMC	NMCC BRIEFER
J-32	CH, WWMCCS OPS & EVAL DIV
J-32A	DDO(NMCC)
J-33	ADDO(NMCC)
J-34	CCOC(NMCC)
J-35	DIA REP FOR NMIC

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