UNITED24 - Make a charitable donation in support of Ukraine!

Space

Image of Pentagon oval

  No. 605-02
IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2002

NORAD INVESTIGATES REPORTS OF CONTRAIL

Yesterday at approximately 4 p.m. (EST) North American Aerospace Defense Command received unverified reports of what appeared to be a contrail of unknown origin in the vicinity of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Initially, it was reported to be heading northwestward toward the United States. Commercial airline pilots later reported the contrail over Florida and later over Indiana. Thereafter, no other sightings were reported.

NORAD scrambled fighter aircraft from several bases in an attempt to intercept and identify the source of the contrail. No visual or confirmed radar contact was made with the source of the contrail. NORAD continues to investigate these reports. NORAD is coordinating with the FAA to determine any further information on the nature of these reports.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2002/b11282002_bt605-02.html



NEWSLETTER
Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list