Airliners Puzzled and F15s Scrambled in Bizarre Encounter with Mystery Aircraft

Airliners Puzzled and F15s Scrambled in Bizarre Encounter with Mystery Aircraft
A close encounter with a mystery “white aircraft” left airliners baffled and scrambled Air Force jets that turned up empty-handed. FAA and NORAD confirm it was real, but don’t know what it was.Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Mystery in the skies as Air Force F-15s were scrambled to intercept an unidentified aircraft picked up flying across Oregon—but didn’t find anything, reports The Drive contributor Tyler Rogoway.
The incident reportedly began around 4:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the California-Oregon border and resulted in multiple pilot eyewitnesses, recorded air traffic control audio, and confirmations from both the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and North American Aerospace Command (NORAD) that it did in fact occur.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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