Chapter 1234 Lady's Love

Just as Chang Haonan guessed.

Even though last night was New Year's Eve and the test launch coincided with the Spring Festival Gala, many people in the northwest region still noticed the unusual weather phenomenon.

There is no way. The test launch of hypersonic weapons makes too much noise. Unless you are extremely lucky, it is difficult to avoid the ubiquitous sight.

If it had been ten years ago, maybe I would have seen it.

But now the Internet is already quite popular in China, which has further contributed to the spread of related news.

However, what is different from the past is that.

This time, the discussion was not first sparked by military forums, but by some...

Mystic group.

In fact, even nearly 20 years later, there are still quite a number of people who are keen on various mysterious phenomena.

But at this time in 2006, not many people knew what the jellyfish clouds produced by ballistic missile launches were all about.

There are also some people with ulterior motives who add fuel to the fire.

As a result, a post on the Haijiao Forum first sparked some discussion on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

[Has anyone heard that a UFO appeared in the sky over Longyuan and Meng Province last night! ]

Below the rather eye-catching title are several photos that were obviously taken from the same location.

The night sky, which should have been pitch black with only a few stars, was actually filled with large patches of dazzling rays of light, giving people an illusory sense of time travel.

In fact, at the beginning, most people didn’t quite believe it.

After all, there are only a few blurry photos and no other information to support it.

Even the authenticity of the photo itself is unclear.

Although the PS software at that time was far from being as abnormal as it was later, this kind of picture without any positioning points could actually be taken in any location, even in a studio.

Especially on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

So many people thought that the poster was just joking.

But soon, as people who had rested last night got up one after another, other news began to spread.

[Located in Jincheng, my uncle was on duty at the gate of the compound last night. After he came back, he did say something similar. At the time, he thought it was fireworks or something like that, so he didn't think much about it. ]

[I work at Jincheng Airport. Starting from around 7:30 yesterday evening, Zhongchuan Airport was indeed closed for about an hour and a half. Two flights were affected and had to make alternate landings in other cities.]

With so many people speaking with such authenticity, some people who initially believed that the picture was fake soon fell silent.

However, the mainstream opinion is still skeptical about the term "UFO".

Some people think that this might be an airplane, and the exaggerated light and shadow effects in the picture are just because the photographer's hand shook when he pressed the shutter.

Others thought it might be colored spotlights somewhere in the city, combined with the long exposure effect. After all, last night was New Year's Eve, so there was no guarantee that the city wouldn't have some special program effects.

Moreover, most of the people who claimed to have witnessed the incident were concentrated in Jincheng, which made this inference seem even more true.

By noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the popularity of this post had actually declined somewhat.

But at this critical juncture, someone suddenly released a complete video.

[I'm from Baiyin. I was doing a program outside and accidentally took the photo. I thought it was a plane or something at first, so I didn't think about it in other ways. Suddenly, I saw a bright light, which instantly went up and disappeared. I often take planes for work, so I'm very sure that speed is definitely not something that any plane can reach. I was stunned. Later, I learned that the airport was blocked because of this...]

In the attachment column below is a video with not very high definition.

But it can still be seen that there is an almost imperceptible white line that spreads from far to near under the moonlight, and it looks no different from a normal plane.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared near the white line, and then in the next few frames, it disappeared upwards at an astonishing acceleration.

Five minutes after this reply was posted, the entire discussion thread was locked by the administrator and then deleted.

However, this approach is seen by the majority of onlookers as an attempt to cover up the truth.

Even some people who were originally skeptical changed their minds because of this.

Someone checked the flight situation last night and found that not only Jincheng, but also the airports in several nearby cities were either closed or issued navigation warnings within the three hours from 7 to 10 o'clock.

Some nosy media tabloids noticed this wave of popularity and invited experts from nowhere to give all kinds of completely unfounded interpretations, ranging from airplanes to fireworks to comets, which in turn led to many suspicions and conspiracy theories.

By the evening of that day, even some overseas UFO enthusiasts began to discuss the ins and outs of the "UFO sighting in western China"...

……

Compared with the civilian groups who relied almost entirely on blind guessing, the Americans, who had more sophisticated reconnaissance methods, were the first to notice some clues.

Colorado.

Peterson Air Force Base.

General Lance Lord, commander of the Air Force Space Command, had just left his office and was about to leave work. Before he even had time to put on his coat, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

It was the liaison officer, Brigadier General John Raymond.

Although the name of the Space Command sounds like a non-combat organization, it is actually directly responsible for the management of more than 400 LGM-30G "Minuteman III" intercontinental ballistic missiles and a total of nearly nuclear warheads. Therefore, the level of any position in it is terrifyingly high.

"Johnny, what's the emergency?"

The admiral stopped and asked his old subordinates behind him.

Raymond took two steps forward and said in a low voice:

"General, Schriever just sent a message that China may have conducted a ballistic missile test this evening local time, which is this morning Pacific time."

Schriever Base, Peterson Base where they are currently located, and the more famous Cheyenne Mountain "Doomsday Bunker" together form a complete base complex.

The former houses the Space Operations Center, which is responsible for the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance work, and can control most of the military satellites in service.

They are the eyes and ears of the entire US Air Force.

"Another test launch?"

Lord frowned slightly:

"Was it discovered by the radar in South Korea?"

Since the other party used the description "very likely", it means that the news did not come from the Chinese situation report, but from their own reconnaissance or intelligence units.

After the test launch of the DF-3 missile last summer, the Navy sent three destroyers equipped with the Aegis system to Japan as a temporary compensation measure, while the Air Force deployed two new AN/TPS-77 mobile long-range air search radars at Osan Air Base.

Although it has little effect on missile defense itself, it can partially monitor missile tests conducted in eastern China.

But Raymond shook his head:

"No, this test launch was conducted in the central and western part of China. Our radar cannot currently detect this area..."

At this point, he showed a slightly weird expression:

"In fact, it was the 373rd Squadron in Misawa that first discovered the anomaly by monitoring China's Internet. Many people claimed to have seen an abnormal phenomenon similar to a UFO last night. Subsequently, satellites were mobilized to conduct reconnaissance of the relevant areas, and finally traces of a missile hit were found at a shooting range in the western part of Longyuan Province..."

"373rd Battalion..."

After hearing the unit number, the admiral slightly widened his eyes and showed a look of astonishment:

"Is it the 'Lady's Love' mission?"

Raymond nodded slightly:

"In fact, in addition to China's public Internet, Misawa also monitored some other relevant information..."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced towards the office door next to him.

Lord also realized at this time that the corridor was not a good place to discuss this issue:

"Let's go inside and talk..."