From Covertress..
No, they weren't little green men in flying saucers but, any one of them could have been "terrorists on a plane" with their sights on the next U.S. target.
A startling report from the Government Accountability Office states that there were about 3,400 reported violations of restricted U.S. airspace in the three years immediately following 9/11 (from September 12, 2001, to December 31, 2004.)
Though the report was quick to point out most of the illegal fly-overs were committed by general aviation pilots, it seemed to downplay the amount of incidents where the plane was not identified, graphing the percentage of occurrences (4%) rather than reporting an actual figure.
Simple math reveals that total to be 136 incidents where the FAA could not identify the plane executing the restricted fly-over.
According to FAA, here's how restricted fly-overs are handled:
FAA controllers are to advise the pilots to change their course or altitude if they are on a course toward prohibited or restricted airspace without authorization, or if they are circling or loitering over a sensitive area. Sensitive areas include airspace over dams, nuclear and electrical power plants, chemical storage sites, the location of the President, or military facilities.
Full story at:
http://covertress.blogspot.com/2009/02/136-ufos-violated-us-restricted.html
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