NCP Supplemental
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:19:04 +0100 (BST)
From: daniel wilson <daniejon2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: USAF Strategic Air Command began Ground Alert Operations on October 1, 1957
Distribution: Francis Ridge <nicap@insightbb.com>, NCP 
 
 
USAF Strategic Air Command began Ground Alert Operations on October 1, 1957, whereby it would maintain approximately one-third of its aircraft on ground alert, with weapons loaded and crews standing by for immediate take-off. I guess we should not be surprised:

The Beginings of the great UFO Wave of 1957 seemed to have started in October 1957 and continued through December 1957.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the first week in November 1957, the predicted UFO wave began. As sightings occurred worldwide, the greatest number of sightings seemed to concentrate in the United States, Brazil, and Japan. In terms of numbers the UFO wave of 1957 produced more UFO sightings than any other UFO wave. At this unique period of time the CIA established "The Director of Central Intelligence Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance". Years later this committee evolved into the very spooky National Reconnaissance Office. The NRO's focus is planet earth.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7th Bombardment Wing Operations,
Carswell AFB, 1955-1958

 
 

SAC PREPARES FOR GROUND ALERT CONCEPT  For some time SAC had been planning for the day when its aircraft would have only fifteen minutes in which to become airborne after detecting an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) attack. In order to provide an effective and immediate retaliation strike force, SAC devised the Ground Alert Concept whereby it would maintain approximately one-third of its aircraft on ground alert, with weapons loaded and crews standing by for immediate take-off. Strategic Air Command's combat wings were neither manned nor organized to support this new concept. In order to determine what was needed to develop and maintain a one-third alert force, SAC conducted three extensive tests in 1956 and 1957. Convinced that the concept would work, although there still remained many organizational and operational details to be worked out, General Thomas S. Powers, CINCSAC, directed that ground alert operations commence at several stateside and overseas bases on 1 October 1957. Carswell was selected as one of those bases.

CARSWELL BEGINS GROUND ALERT OPERATIONS Following the early alert conducted at Carswell since July, the base began officially to support the SAC ground alert commitment on 1 October 1957. From 5 to 10 October, one wing B-36 participated in a firepower demonstration at Eglin AFB, Florida.