MINOT, ND 25 DEC 2001 (AP) Crowds of local citizens were held back from an apparent aircraft crash site on this Christmas morning. The presence of Federal Officials, in full battle gear, who are refusing to answer any questions regarding the crash, have led to speculation that an F16 aircraft shot down what can only be described as an UFO. Eyewitnesses to the incident described the UFO as "looking like an old time sleigh", and "It was Santa Claus, and they blew him up". Sven Gustafson, a long time resident, stated that "He couldn't believe what he was seeing" Mr Gustafson had gone outside upon hearing what appeared to be sleigh bells, and saw a vision that he had only imagined he would ever see since his childhood. "I saw Santa, said Mr Gustafson, with his sleigh, his reindeer and everything, they were flying, then I saw the whole thing ripped apart, followed by a sound like a loud buzzer, then I saw an aircraft pass over at low altitude. They blew him right out of the sky"
Federal officials cannot be reached for comment, and the security around the crash site is extraordinarily high. Residents have reported that they were fired upon by black-clad troops when they attempted to get near the site of the downed aircraft.
If confirmed, this would be the first combat action by US forces against airspace violators, since the statement by the Government following the events of Sept 11, that potentially hostile aircraft, such as those hijacked by terrorists, would be shot down if it was determined in the best interest of national security. -END-
Keep the Faith for Freedom
MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THIS HONORABLE REPUBLIC
Greg
I was stationed at Minot AFB in the early 70s. The 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, (F-106s) protected us from those Soviet Bombers, the occassional intrusion by Canadian Geese and errant sleighs. I remember that the kids would be informed on Christmas Eve that our Radar Site had identified an Unidenified Flying Object coming from the North Pole. The 5th Fighters would scramble and invariably rendezvous with Santa's sleigh. They would radio ahead to the kids that Santa was on his way and they need to get to bed ASAP. Isn't it sad what the terrorist have wraught?