The American government expressed grave concern over airspace violations in the wake of 9/11. A restricted airspace
violation is an incursion into airspace that has restrictions on whether an aircraft can fly into it. Restricted airspace can
be airspace surrounding an airport, military base, or critical infrastructure. Stories abound about small aircraft like a
Cessna or Piper being forced down after accidentally flying into restricted airspace such as flying too close to the
White House, with the wayward pilot being subjected to hours of interrogation by the military and U.S. Secret
Service. People felt measurably safer when they heard stories of their military being proactive against any possible
"second strike" attempts by terrorists bent on the destruction of this beloved country.
With that in mind, consider this. A possible unidentified object is sighted on the evening of March 13, 1997 in the
skies over Phoenix, Arizona. Commonly referred to now as the Phoenix Lights, this anomaly had lights in a wedge
shape and seemed to hover over the city for three hours, during which time they remained undisturbed. No military
fighter plane was seen investigating the sighting. Is it possible that the military did not have ample time to scramble
interceptors? Despite the THREE HOURS it spent over Phoenix, the wedge shape was first seen southeast of Las
Vegas, Nevada and Nellis Air Force Base. The vaunted Area 51 is just over 50 miles to the northwest.
The lights then slowly flew toward Tucson, Arizona and generally continued in a southeasterly direction. It does not
take this amount of time to scramble a fighter response. I have seen our military at work.
Shortly after 4:00 PM CDT on November 7, 2006, numerous pilots and workers for United Airlines reported a large
disc-shaped object hovering over Gate C-17 of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, one of the busiest in the
nation. The object was sighted for just a few minutes before it accelerated upward, literally leaving a hole in the
clouds. Both the airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration fell all over themselves denying this occurrence,
despite the fact that United’s own employees and flight crews witnessed and reported it. After a Freedom of
Information Act request was filed, the FAA finally ordered a review of its internal communications tapes, where it
found references to the craft. Instead of trying to investigate the breach of restricted airspace, the FAA just blamed
it on a weather anomaly.
violation is an incursion into airspace that has restrictions on whether an aircraft can fly into it. Restricted airspace can
be airspace surrounding an airport, military base, or critical infrastructure. Stories abound about small aircraft like a
Cessna or Piper being forced down after accidentally flying into restricted airspace such as flying too close to the
White House, with the wayward pilot being subjected to hours of interrogation by the military and U.S. Secret
Service. People felt measurably safer when they heard stories of their military being proactive against any possible
"second strike" attempts by terrorists bent on the destruction of this beloved country.
With that in mind, consider this. A possible unidentified object is sighted on the evening of March 13, 1997 in the
skies over Phoenix, Arizona. Commonly referred to now as the Phoenix Lights, this anomaly had lights in a wedge
shape and seemed to hover over the city for three hours, during which time they remained undisturbed. No military
fighter plane was seen investigating the sighting. Is it possible that the military did not have ample time to scramble
interceptors? Despite the THREE HOURS it spent over Phoenix, the wedge shape was first seen southeast of Las
Vegas, Nevada and Nellis Air Force Base. The vaunted Area 51 is just over 50 miles to the northwest.
The lights then slowly flew toward Tucson, Arizona and generally continued in a southeasterly direction. It does not
take this amount of time to scramble a fighter response. I have seen our military at work.
Shortly after 4:00 PM CDT on November 7, 2006, numerous pilots and workers for United Airlines reported a large
disc-shaped object hovering over Gate C-17 of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, one of the busiest in the
nation. The object was sighted for just a few minutes before it accelerated upward, literally leaving a hole in the
clouds. Both the airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration fell all over themselves denying this occurrence,
despite the fact that United’s own employees and flight crews witnessed and reported it. After a Freedom of
Information Act request was filed, the FAA finally ordered a review of its internal communications tapes, where it
found references to the craft. Instead of trying to investigate the breach of restricted airspace, the FAA just blamed
it on a weather anomaly.
AMERICA’S CONTINUED NEGLIGENCE OF RESTRICTED AIRSPACE VIOLATIONS BY UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL
OBJECTS by Steven S. Bass
OBJECTS by Steven S. Bass
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These are not the only examples of UFO incursions over
restricted American airspace. In 1965 a UFO was reported
over Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert
and a fighter response was ordered. The fighter
succeeded in chasing the UFO away from the base. In
1968, UFO’s were seen over Minot Air Force Base in North
Dakota and in 1975 over Loring Air Force Base in Maine.
In the UK, America operated a Cold War base at RAF
Bentwaters. RAF Bentwaters is located near Rendlesham
Forest in Suffolk, England. In 1980, Bentwaters’ deputy
base commander, Lt. Col. Charles Halt and several
American airmen were involved in the investigation of an
unidentified aerial object, and personally saw the craft as it
landed just outside the base perimeter.
According to reports from men standing guard on base in
a nearby watchtower, the unidentified craft overflew
nuclear missile silos, continuously shining a bright light
onto the bunkers.
restricted American airspace. In 1965 a UFO was reported
over Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert
and a fighter response was ordered. The fighter
succeeded in chasing the UFO away from the base. In
1968, UFO’s were seen over Minot Air Force Base in North
Dakota and in 1975 over Loring Air Force Base in Maine.
In the UK, America operated a Cold War base at RAF
Bentwaters. RAF Bentwaters is located near Rendlesham
Forest in Suffolk, England. In 1980, Bentwaters’ deputy
base commander, Lt. Col. Charles Halt and several
American airmen were involved in the investigation of an
unidentified aerial object, and personally saw the craft as it
landed just outside the base perimeter.
According to reports from men standing guard on base in
a nearby watchtower, the unidentified craft overflew
nuclear missile silos, continuously shining a bright light
onto the bunkers.
I mention the Bentwaters incident because, although on foreign soil, this was an American military base subjected
to airspace violations.
It is not known if these are examples of inaction on the part of military commanders due to an incredible sense of
disbelief, or if they are simply following an implied directive from higher command to act as though these incidents
are not occurring, reminiscent of the ostrich that sticks its head in the ground until the danger is over. Could this
possibly be the actions of a military that is so out of its league that it will not even engage these crafts?
Unidentified aerial phenomenon, commonly referred to as UFO’s, are documented as having greater flight
performance characteristics than state of the art military aircraft. The American military commanders could be so
reticent at demonstrating a lack of ability to adequately engage these offenders that they will not even come to the
party. What would it do to civilian and military morale to see American fighters out-flown and possibly shot down
by these unknown craft?
Supposition aside, I want to know why our incredible military fails to respond. Could it be that a response in full
view of the public is an admission of the existence of these craft, and possibly of an intelligence behind these craft?
The US Air Force was made to regret one attempt at a response during the Stephenville, Texas UFO flap of 2007
and 2008. Numerous UFO’s were witnessed and reported by the locals of Stephenville and the surrounding areas
on numerous dates, and several fighters were witnessed attempting to pursue them. Some reported that it looked
like the jets were standing still. This was promptly denied by the US military as just another training exercise until
proof in the form of FAA radar tapes demonstrated the presence of the UFO’s and the engagements by fighter
aircraft.
Many more incidents have been documented by the likes of Richard H. Hall in his book The UFO Evidence – Volume
2: A Thirty Year Report and Dr. Richard Haines of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous
Phenomena, commonly referred to as NARCAP.
I have recently had the pleasure of obtaining a copy of the MUFON 2008 International UFO Symposium
Proceedings. One article was written by an excellent Ufologist named Leslie Kean. Kean formed an organization
named Coalition for Freedom of Information (CFi) to pursue an investigation of NASA’s role in the Kecksburg,
Pennsylvania UFO sighting of December 9, 1965. CFi is also at the forefront of an initiative to demand that the
United States join other countries that have created governmental agencies to study airspace incursions by
unidentified aerial phenomena, which have occurred over their restricted airspace, as well. This initiative
demonstrates the uniqueness of America’s response to this incursion trend. Countries not immediately involved in
9/11 have responded aggressively to investigating these incursions. America seems to turn not necessarily a blind
eye, but at least a visually challenged eye to these phenomena.
For the safety of the American flying public, and the public in general, the US government needs to become party to
CFi’s initiative, and stop pretending for whatever reason that these airspace incursions are not happening. If this
were a foreign country violating out airspace, there would be not question. The foreign country wouldn’t exist any
longer.
You have to wonder how long the American government will be allowed to place its citizens in harms way.
to airspace violations.
It is not known if these are examples of inaction on the part of military commanders due to an incredible sense of
disbelief, or if they are simply following an implied directive from higher command to act as though these incidents
are not occurring, reminiscent of the ostrich that sticks its head in the ground until the danger is over. Could this
possibly be the actions of a military that is so out of its league that it will not even engage these crafts?
Unidentified aerial phenomenon, commonly referred to as UFO’s, are documented as having greater flight
performance characteristics than state of the art military aircraft. The American military commanders could be so
reticent at demonstrating a lack of ability to adequately engage these offenders that they will not even come to the
party. What would it do to civilian and military morale to see American fighters out-flown and possibly shot down
by these unknown craft?
Supposition aside, I want to know why our incredible military fails to respond. Could it be that a response in full
view of the public is an admission of the existence of these craft, and possibly of an intelligence behind these craft?
The US Air Force was made to regret one attempt at a response during the Stephenville, Texas UFO flap of 2007
and 2008. Numerous UFO’s were witnessed and reported by the locals of Stephenville and the surrounding areas
on numerous dates, and several fighters were witnessed attempting to pursue them. Some reported that it looked
like the jets were standing still. This was promptly denied by the US military as just another training exercise until
proof in the form of FAA radar tapes demonstrated the presence of the UFO’s and the engagements by fighter
aircraft.
Many more incidents have been documented by the likes of Richard H. Hall in his book The UFO Evidence – Volume
2: A Thirty Year Report and Dr. Richard Haines of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous
Phenomena, commonly referred to as NARCAP.
I have recently had the pleasure of obtaining a copy of the MUFON 2008 International UFO Symposium
Proceedings. One article was written by an excellent Ufologist named Leslie Kean. Kean formed an organization
named Coalition for Freedom of Information (CFi) to pursue an investigation of NASA’s role in the Kecksburg,
Pennsylvania UFO sighting of December 9, 1965. CFi is also at the forefront of an initiative to demand that the
United States join other countries that have created governmental agencies to study airspace incursions by
unidentified aerial phenomena, which have occurred over their restricted airspace, as well. This initiative
demonstrates the uniqueness of America’s response to this incursion trend. Countries not immediately involved in
9/11 have responded aggressively to investigating these incursions. America seems to turn not necessarily a blind
eye, but at least a visually challenged eye to these phenomena.
For the safety of the American flying public, and the public in general, the US government needs to become party to
CFi’s initiative, and stop pretending for whatever reason that these airspace incursions are not happening. If this
were a foreign country violating out airspace, there would be not question. The foreign country wouldn’t exist any
longer.
You have to wonder how long the American government will be allowed to place its citizens in harms way.
At the bright young age
of forty, STEVE BASS is a
Ufologist who believes in
the scientific approach to
the UFO phenomenon.
An accomplished Frontier
Sciences journalist, Steve
Bass is Editor and
Publisher of The Journal
of Frontier Sciences and
contributes to the
American Chronicle and
its affiliates, UFO Digest,
OpEd News, and the new
magEzine from Searching
for Bigfoot, Inc.'s own Bob
"JavaBob" Schmalzbach
named FOOT PRINTS in
the MIND.
Bass is a Certified Field
Investigator for the
Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON) and a Fellow of
the Research Institute on
Anomalous Phenomena
based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
His contact email is
Steven.S.Bass@FrontierS
cience.us.
of forty, STEVE BASS is a
Ufologist who believes in
the scientific approach to
the UFO phenomenon.
An accomplished Frontier
Sciences journalist, Steve
Bass is Editor and
Publisher of The Journal
of Frontier Sciences and
contributes to the
American Chronicle and
its affiliates, UFO Digest,
OpEd News, and the new
magEzine from Searching
for Bigfoot, Inc.'s own Bob
"JavaBob" Schmalzbach
named FOOT PRINTS in
the MIND.
Bass is a Certified Field
Investigator for the
Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON) and a Fellow of
the Research Institute on
Anomalous Phenomena
based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
His contact email is
Steven.S.Bass@FrontierS
cience.us.
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