- Article Dated: 07/01/2008 11:09:00 AM PDT
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- A fireball in the sky seen as far away as the state line
and Temecula was spotted somewhere around the San Bernardino Mountains
this morning.
- Reports have come in from around the region, said a San
Bernardino County Fire Department dispatcher.
- It's still not clear exaclty what the object was, whether
itw as a meteor or space junk or something else, he said
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- Transcriptions of Search and Rescue teams:
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- "Mountain Top Incident" - map is near Butler
Peak - 2N13 at Butler Peak Road
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- 01:21 PM
- Tue 7/1
- LA Times - http://tinyurl.com/6cu7nk
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- 12:55 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Note regarding "ELT"
- "The ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) is designed
to emit an Emergency signal on 121.5MHz. and 243.0MHz. automatically on
impact by the use of a "G" switch or by manual activation. With
ELT's, Search and Rescue teams may more easily pinpoint the exact location
of downed Aircraft. ELT's are now also enhanced by Satellite detection."
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- 12:31 PM
- Tue 7/1
- SB Sun:
- http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754544 ~~
- http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754655 ~~
- http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754807 ~~
- http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754143
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- 12:29 PM
- Tue 7/1
- PE: http://tinyurl.com/4f4jcc
- 12:28 PM
- Tue 7/1
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- VV Daily Press ~ http://tinyurl.com/4kuk7h
- 12:27 PM
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- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- AA12 on the ground at San Bernardino
- 12:24 PM
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- Tue 7/1
- From: aa12
- To :To Dispatch
- In pattern for landing at San Bernardino, 1 minute eta.
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- 12:17 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- currently over Running Springs, in bound to San Bernardino
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- 12:17 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- we've done a pretty good grid out here by Butler Peak;
still getting a good signal out there; unable to locate anything at this
time
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- 12:13 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Patrol 11
- To :AA12
- ELT could be coming from Squint's Ranch near Arrowhead
Airport; {AA12} hard to tell where it was coming from; some activity near
Squint's Ranch; unable to locate anything yet except the signal; {Patrol
11} you're aware that Squint's Ranch is active; {AA12} we didn't see any
activity on Squint's Ranch landing strip; we're picking it up on ELT transmission
on 121.5; {Dispatch 171.4750} FAA has no information on that ELT or the
source of the flames that have been seen
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- 12:13 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Dispatch
- To :AA 12
- The FAA has no information on that transmission
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- 12:04 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: ANF Air
- picking up the signal around Butler Peak, sometimes it
comes in strong other times we have to adjust to squelch to pick it up.
[response] We haven't seen anything here.
- 12:04 PM
- Tue 7/1
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- Do you think it's on the ridgeline here, or do you think
it's on the desert rim?
- 12:03 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :Resource 41
- we're picking up that ELT signal here; was it between
you and the desert here or that next ridgeline? {broken scratchy transmissions
on 170.000 Air to Ground}
- 12:01 PM
- Tue 7/1
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- We are definitely getting a hit on that signal.
- 12:00 PM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 12L1
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- might want to advise Sheriff's Aviation; {reply} they
sent a response about 45 minutes ago and have already cleared
- 12:00 PM
- Tue 7/1
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- per Big Bear Airport, that's negative; we're checking
with FAA now on that request; they haven't gotten anything like that today;
north and west of Butler Peak {dispatch} we have a report of this sighted
at the Apple Valley Quarry also
- 11:58 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- we're northeast of Butler Peak; contact Big Bear Airport
and have them check for any 121.5 emergency locator transmission signals;
we're picking up an ELT transmission while searching the area, and we need
to make sure Big Bear doesn't have one on
- 11:55 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :Butler Peak
- Butler Peak - I'm just north of your tower; did you see
anything? {transcriber could not hear reply}
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- 11:50 AM
- Tue 7/1
- {AA12} we're currently over Holcomb Valley 2 mi east
of Butler Peak; any area to check specifically where it may have come down;
{Bat12 reply} negative, sounded like it came down along the desert rim;
{AA12} we haven't seen anything yet, heading west, we'll be heading back
to SB Base soon
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- 11:46 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- over Heartbreak Ridge; heading towards Gold Mountain
and Holcomb Valley
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- 11:36 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- northeast of Rattlesnake Mountain, 1 mile
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- 11:28 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 40K
- To :To Dispatch
- We're gonna stay here over the Santa Ana River drainage;
enroute back to base to pick up passenger. We are UTL anything in the desert
or here in the mountains.
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- 11:27 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 40K
- To :AA12
- 169.1500 - {scratchy/broken} We didn't see anything out
towards the desert; we'll stay on this frequency another 10 minutes
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- 11:23 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- position check - over north shore of Lake Silverwood
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- 11:23 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: E11
- We have checked North side of Arrowhead, Pinnacles. UTL.
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- 11:23 AM
- Tue 7/1
- We've completed our sweep around Lake Arrowhead and Heaps
Peak and have nothing showing.
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- 11:23 AM
- Tue 7/1
- Arrowhead, to spillway, to deepcreek to [] and I am UTL.
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- 11:23 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 12E9
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- we have found nothing specific; en route to Mill Creek
(back to previous call?)
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- 11:22 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 40K
- To :To Dispatch
- Over the Mitsubishi Plant now and UTL.
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- 11:21 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Div1
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- have AA12 complete his recon
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- 11:21 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Dispatch 171.4750
- To :Div1
- 40K has completed their search; no smokes anywhere; Desert
Comm is canceling their respone
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- 11:21 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA 12
- We're just coming around Cajon Mt. at this time
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- 11:18 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: Dispatch
- To :AA12
- Confirming multiple reports across the mountaintop, with
various landing points, the most common being the Lucerne Valley area,
or near the Pinnacles. So far UTL from the ground.
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- 11:17 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- detail of description of what was seen? {reply} RP in
Lake Arrowhead reported it as a flare, multiple reports of it, numerous
landing sites; most common being Lucerne; also some in the {} area
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- 11:15 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: AA12
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- heading toward Cajon Pass Lake Silverwood area; one pilot
two passengers, will pick up the search from Lake Silverwood; 40K1 coming
up on air to air on 169.150
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- 11:14 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: 40K
- To :SO Control
- from Rialto through Arrowhead through Big Bear to the
Mitsubishi Plant; no fires
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- 11:12 AM
- Tue 7/1
- Bear City units are available at this time; assuming
it is not in their district. E291A has checked the desert floor from a
vantage point near Johnson Grade and reports they are UTL.
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- 11:08 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: E11
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- going to check Arbon area near Matterhorn
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- 11:08 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: E14
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- we have a good vantage point of Pinnacles area; nothing
showing continue to Arrowhead Lake Road to check that area also
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- 11:07 AM
- Tue 7/1
- AA12 to do a recon of entire mountaintop
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- 11:07 AM
- Tue 7/1
- We're at a good vantage point to see the back side of
that hill. So far, we see no smoke showing
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- 11:07 AM
- Tue 7/1
- From: E11
- To :To Dispatch 171.4750
- also check Arrowhead Lake Road off the 173
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- 11:06 AM
- Tue 7/1
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