There were more than two F-16s involved in the chase. Nearby Volk field home of the WI AFNG scambled jets and for 3 hours there was a tense chase going on which resulted in the state Capitol of Madison being evacuated. Very likely the plane was headed to Chicago, and this may have been a probe. What is interesting is the ABC report quoting air school officials saying the 31 yr old Canadian/Turk was not one of their students. If he was or wasn’t is moot, one thing he was, was a competent pilot.
If this didn’t originate in Canada we’d never know what the hell was going on because their media is hell of a lot more open than ours.http://www.theusmat.com/
I haven’t heard ONE word about this on TV!!!!
Clearly a probe to detect what would be the response. Next could be multiple entries from Canada in a simultaneous strike hoping one or two make it undetected. I would suggest that had he not been seen in Canada he may well have entered undetected.