- Preamble
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- This is from the files of AFOSI dated in October 1972.
Note that Blue Book closed it's doors in December 1969 but yet here almost
three years later we see that the Air Force is still collecting UFO reports
then proceeding to classify them. No fictitious names or places were used
in this report. The names and events are real..........Rmc
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- On October 14, 1972, Airman First Class(AIC) Steven Briggs
and Airman(AMN) Dennis Hillsgeck were instructed to check the tactical
air navigational (TACAN) facility located eight miles east of McChord Air
Force Base.
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- The TACAN site was situated on government land maintained
by the United State Army, Ft. Lewis. Briggs and Hillsgeck drove to the
TACAN site at approximately 1300 hours. Upon their arrival, they opened
the locked fence surrounding the TACAN facility and entered the compound.
Once inside the compound, they opened the TACAN building and began to
conduct a systems check of the TACAN equipment.
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- At approximately 1400 hours., Briggs heard a strange
sound outside the building. According to Briggs, it sounded like a high
pitch engine.
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- Briggs exited the building to investigate the sound.
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- Once outside, Briggs observed a saucer shaped object
directly above the TACAN building. Briggs watched as the object landed
just south of the TACAN compound.
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- Briggs was startled by the object and entered the TACAN
building to summoned Hillsgeck. Once Hillsgeck and Briggs exited the building
together, they observed two "creatures" walking towards the fence.
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- Briggs returned to the building and telephoned (555)
the base security police. He yelled that they needed help at the TACAN
site because "intruders" were attempting to enter the facility.
The phone call was received by Sgt David Holmes, the Law Enforcement Desk
Sergeant, 62nd Security Police Squadron.
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- Sgt Holmes dispatched Sgt Dwight Reid and AIC Michael
Tash to the scene. It took the security police patrol 17 minutes to travel
to the TACAN site.
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- Upon their arrival, they observed Briggs and Hillsgeck
standing near their government vehicle. Both appeared to be in a daze.
Neither could speak. Sgt Reid summoned an USAF Ambulance to the scene.
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- Hillsgeck appeared to have been burnt around the face.
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- AIC Tash walked around the area and found marks in the
soft Washington state dirt. Then suddenly, Sgt Reid yelled to AIC Tash
that an object was directly over his head. A saucer shaped object was
hovering just above the TACAN facility.
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- Sgt Reid attempted to communicate to the security police
law enforcement office by using his Motorola HT-220 portable radio. However
the radio did not function.
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- Sgt Reid then yelled for AIC Tash to return to the police
vehicle. Sgt Reid and AIC Tash retrieved Briggs and Hillsgeck and drove
from the scene.
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- Approximately one mile from the TACAN site, Sgt Reid
was able to communicate with the security police office, requesting assistance
and declaring a "Covered Wagon." Four additional security policemen
arrived on scene, including, Sgt Darren Alexander and his military dog-Champ.
Sgt Alexander and Champ drove to the scene and started to search the area.
Approximately 400 yards south of the TACAN site, Champ alerted.
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- Sgt Alexander observed two "creatures" standing
near a remote power station. Sgt Alexander yelled for the two "creatures"
to stand and raise their hands.
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- Both creatures then moved towards Sgt Alexander. Sgt
Alexander observed that one of the creatures was holding an object, which
Sgt Alexander thought was a weapon. Sgt Alexander fired six rounds from
his military issued Model 15, .38 Caliber Revolver. After firing the shots,
Sgt Alexander returned to his vehicle and radioed Sgt Reid that he had
fired at the creatures.
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- A Security Alert Team (similar to a police SWAT) arrived.
They conducted a search of the area and observed the saucer shaped object
sitting on the ground, directly east of the power station. They circled
the object and called for a supervisor.
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- Captain Henry Stone, Security Police Law Enforcement,
arrived on scene but the object departed just as Captain Stone walked towards
the object. The object flew off in an easterly direction and was out of
sight in a few seconds.
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- Office of Special Investigations agents arrived on scene
and conducted an investigation. Statements were taken from all involved.
Evidence was collected from the scene, to include shell casings from the
rounds fired by Sgt Alexander.
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- This incident was classified as Top Secret and remained
in the OSI files as unsolved. ___
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- Copyright 2001 by Robert Collins
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