THE UFO CHRONICLES

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Don Pedro Sighting: UFO or Air Force Missile?

By Chris Caskey
The Union Democrat
9-14-12

As Donna Stensland drove to work at 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning, she was prepared for a typical day working at her housekeeping business. What she got instead was an experience that was out of this world.

While approaching the Don Pedro dam along Highway 132, Stensland said she saw something large reflecting sunlight that appeared to be moving over the hilltops. Then she could make out what she described as a coal-colored, cylindrical object moving slowly before disappearing to the south.

“It freaked me out,” said Stensland, who has never seen an unidentified flying object before. “Never in my life have I witnessed something this crazy weird.”

Officials with multiple military outlets said what she likely witnessed was the result of a missile test at a New Mexico Air Force base that caught the attention of thousands of people and multiple news outlets in the Southwest.

Though according to Stensland’s account, the phenomenon appeared much closer, just over the nearby ridges.

“I was looking at (what looked like) a big giant wine bottle without the elongated head … as if it was going at helicopter speed. I thought, there’s no way I’m seeing what I think I’m seeing,” Stensland said. “All of the sudden it just shot off. It just vanished like it went into a cloud. … But the sky was clear.” . . .

Friday, September 14, 2012

VIDCAST: Explosions and Reports of a Crash in Association with Juno Launch Explained?

By Bob Christie
AP
9-13-12

. . . The "explosion" was a normal separation of the first and second stages of the unarmed Juno ballistic missile that was fired at 6:30 a.m. MT from Fort Wingate near Gallup, N.M., said Drew Hamilton, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range. The expended first stage landed in a designated area of U.S. Forest Service land. The Juno missile was then targeted by advanced versions of the Patriot missile fired from White Sands, about 350 miles (560 kilometers) away, as part of a test. Two of the missiles were fired and hit the incoming Juno missile, said Dan O'Boyle, a spokesman for the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, which was in charge of the Patriots used in the test. The Patriot missiles kill incoming targets by direct strike and don't explode. The rising sun backlit the Juno missile's contrail and provided a spectacular morning sight for early risers across the region. . . .

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Confusion Over Reported Missile Crash in Saguache County; "...White Sands Told State Patrol to 'Stand Down'"

By www.krdo.com
9-13-12

SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. - Colorado State Patrol received a report of a plane crash Thursday but White Sand Missile Range, who conducted a missile test Thursday, says it had nothing to do with their missile testing.

White Sands Missile Range conducted a test Thursday morning that produced a contrail visible throughout Western United States. The Juno missile was launched from Fort Wingate near Gallup N.M., and flew to White Sands Missile Range to be intercepted by the PAC-3.

Meanwhile, someone called 911 to report what they thought was a plane crash in Saguache County around 6:40 a.m., Colorado State Patrol spokesman Trooper Josh Lewis told our sister station in Denver, KMGH.

Lewis said officials at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico told them it is a test missile.

However, Public Affairs Specialist Cammy Montoya at White Sands told 7NEWS the missile was not theirs and that the Juno performed as expected. NORAD also said that nothing crashed in Colorado Thursday morning.

Trooper Lewis said he did not have an exact address for the crash because White Sands told State Patrol to "stand down." . . .

VIDCAST: Flight of 'Juno Missile' Caught On Camera By Tucson Reporter & Cameraman (By Chance)

Juno Missile Test at White Sands 9-13-12

By www.kztv10.com
9-13-12

TUSCON - A test launch at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range sparked UFO reports Thursday morning.

The launch produced a contrail visible from as far away as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and and Tucson.

The test of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 or PAC-3 missile, was conducted using a Juno missile as a target.

The Juno was launched from Fort Wingate near Gallup and flew to White Sands Missile Range to be intercepted by the PAC-3.

The sunlight lit up the contrail from the Juno, creating a light show.

The Juno performed as expected.

This was the 14th time a large ballistic target missile has been fired from Fort Wingate since 1998. . . .

White Sands Missile Range Says 'Missile Test' was Source of UFO Reports

By St. George News
9-13-12

ST. GEORGE – White Sands Missile Range conducted a missile test today producing a contrail visible from as far away as Phoenix, Las Vegas and  Salt Lake City.

According to the public Affairs Office for the White Sands Missile Range, the test of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 or PAC-3 missile was conducted using a Juno missile as a target. The Juno was launched from Fort Wingate near Gallup N.M., and flew to White Sands Missile Range to be intercepted by the PAC-3.

The sunlight lit up the contrail from the Juno creating a light show.

The Juno performed as expected. This was the fourteenth time a large ballistic target missile has been fired from Fort Wingate since 1998. The contrail has not always been visible from so far away depending upon the time of day and atmospheric conditions. . . .