| ID | #1597169157 |
| Added | Tue, 11/08/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Ed Komarek
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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After dinner, Gene Rugg finally did what he wanted to do all day: he went into the back bedroom of his apartment in suburban Memphis and closed the door tightly behind him (he showed an irresistible interest in radio-telegraphry and communicated with other radio amateurs located in Chicago and Florida, about the complex equipment, the assembly and assembly of which cost him more than 5,000 dollars, but most of the time Jean Rugg did something. that he knew was technically illegal) he was eavesdropping on radio broadcasts from a nearby top-secret Air Force base in Southlands, Tennessee, and a squadron of Phantom fighter jets operating from the airfield.
For more than two years, Rugg has been listening to routine transmissions between pilots and ground control, fascinated by the world he, as a maintenance manager for a transportation company, is unlikely to share. But that all changed on the evening of July 9, 1968.
On this day, he tuned into the Southlands base early. At first it was the usual transmission between the tower and the plane during the training flights, and he was just about to switch and call Montgomery when he realized that something quite dramatic was happening: the plane with the code "Delta four-zero" disappeared.
Fifteen minutes Rugg listened mesmerizingly as the operator unsuccessfully hailed the plane with a response. Then a voice rang out through the crackling static: "I was attacked by unidentified objects. I think I... The transfer ended.
Rugg realized that he was listening to something very important. He feverishly connected the tape recorder to his receiver. Seconds after he finished, the set came to life again. It was the pilot's voice.
This time he was close to hysterics and shouted:
"They're approaching me. I don't know how to keep the course. Something is happening to the plane... It fascinates me. I need help. I need help... »
Then the dispatcher's voice rang out and told him to pull himself together. Seconds later, he said they spotted him on the radar scanner and that they could see objects clustering around the plane. Then someone else appeared on the radio and told the pilot that other Phantoms in the area had been warned and would wait.
Rugg then heard a strange, scorching sound that looked like a metal gnashing, and the pilot shouted something That Rugg couldn't make out. The control repeatedly tried to restore contact, but they failed.
Over the next six years, the Air Force denied that there had been any accident that day. But finally it was recognized: the plane was gone. Over the years, Rugg was visited by security guards. He was told not to talk about the incident or hand over a copy of the tape and transcript, but he refused.
Now the original film is in the possession of the U.S. Air Defense Command. He doubts he'll ever see it again.
Original news
Date: July 9 1968
Location: Near Memphis, Tennessee
Time: night
Summary: After supper Gene Ruegg finally did what he wanted to do all day. He went into the back bedroom of his apartment in a suburb in Memphis and firmly shut the door behind him. He had a consuming interest in radio-telegraphy and mostly spoke to other radio hams as far away as Chicago and Florida on the sophisticated equipment that had cost him over 5,000 dollars to by and assemble. But much of the time Gene Ruegg did something that he knew was technically against the law. He eavesdropped on radio transmissions from the nearby top-secret Air Force Base at Southlands Tennessee and the squadrons of Phantom jet fighters which operated from the airfield. For over two years Ruegg had listened in on routine transmissions between pilots and ground control, fascinated by a world which, as a maintenance manager of a haulage firm, he was never likely to share. But all that changed on the evening of July 9 1968. He had tuned in early to the Southlands base on that date. At first it was just routine transmissions between the tower and aircraft on training flights and he was just about to switch over and call up Montgomery when he realized that something pretty dramatic was happening. An aircraft coded Delta four-zero had disappeared. For fiver minutes Ruegg listened fascinated as the operator called vainly to the aircraft with reply. Then through the crackling static came a voice, “I am being attacked by unidentified objects. I think I…” The transmission went dead. Ruegg realized that he was listening into something highly significant. Feverishly, he connected a tape recorder to his receiver. Seconds after he had finished, the set once again crackled into life. It was the voice of the pilot. This time he was near hysterical and shouting, “They’re closing in on me. I am unable to steer a course. Something is happening to the plane…I am being taken along by this thing. I require assistance. I require assistance…”Then the voice of the controller came in and told him to pull himself together. Seconds later, he said that they had got him on the radar scanner and that they could see objects clustered about the plane. Someone else came on the radio then and told the pilot that other Phantoms in the area had been alerted and would stand by. Then Ruegg heard a strange, searing noise like scraping metal and the pilot shouted something he couldn’t make out. Control tried repeatedly to re-establish contact, but they couldn’t. For the next six years the Air Force the authorities denied there had been any mishap that day. But finally it was admitted: An aircraft had gone missing. Over the years Ruegg has had visits from security men. He has been told to say nothing further about the incident and to hand over the copy tape and transcript, but he has refused. The original tape is in the possession of the US Air Defense Command. He doubts he will ever see it again.
Source: Ed Komarek
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