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September 2021

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During the pandemic, on New Year’s Day 2021, I was offered a direct path over White Sands Missile Range, which I accepted. I was looking at the land the whole time. I saw runways (airports?) where the chart showed nothing at all.

September 2021

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There is a Shuttle emergency landing strip there.

September 2021

system

You want to fly just to the side of Area 51 anyway. That way it’s easier to see…

October 2021

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I once saw a bright airborne light appear over the Mojave desert late one summer night. I was on FF with LA Center. They saw nothing on radar.

My pilot/passenger also saw it. Looked like very bright landing light pointed at us a few miles off. We flew about 290 minutes and it’s appearance remained equidistant. LA monitored and never saw it on radar.

After about 20 minutes it ‘shot up’ what appeared to be straight up and vanished in moments.

October 2021

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(20 not 290)