terry w colvin fortean1mindspringcom jets attempt intercept contrail robert burns ap military writer washington apthe military command responsible defense north american airspace scrambled fighter jets response unverified reports airborne condensation trail contrail moving caribbean united states defense officials said thursday lt col michael humm pentagon spokesman said incident happened wednesday north american aerospace defense command colorado springs colo continuing investigate reported contrail stirred concern possibility could indicated presence unauthorized jet aircraft approaching american airspace aftermath sept 11 attacks pentagon taken greater precautions monitor us airspace contrail created vapor jet engine presence cold air jets scrambled attempt intercept identify source contrail found nothing said lt cmdr curtis jenkins norad spokesman said norad developed new information since initial report 4 pm est wednesday norad reviewing data tracking radars search evidence said pentagon statement said norad received unverified reports appeared contrail unknown origin originally vicinity turks caicos islands caribbean initially reported heading northwestward toward united states statement said commercial airline pilots later reported contrail florida later indiana thereafter sightings reported reported contrail never verified visual radar contact pentagon statement said federal aviation administration spokesman paul turk said im aware reports referred questions norad jenkins said sure reported initial sighting caribbean also unsure requested norad launch fighter jets military bases scrambled dont necessarily judge secondguess request comes us investigate contrail said meanwhile reports ball fire streaking across sky early thursday people throughout northwest flooding radio television stations calls reporting meteor shower believed light came russian rocket body reentering earths atmosphere 615 us strategic command omaha neb north american aerospace defense command confirmed russian rocket fell back earth gave details apny112802 1833est copyright 2002 associated press information contained ap online news report may published broadcast redistributed without prior written authority associated press terry w colvin sierra vista arizona usa fortean1mindspringcom alternate fortean1msncom home page httpwwwgeocitiescomarea51stargate8958indexhtml sites fortean times mystics tlcb us message text formatting usmtf program member thailandlaoscambodia brotherhood tlcb mailing list tlcb web site httpwwwtlcbrotherhoodorg vietnam veterans allies ciansa steenkeen contractors welcome unsubscribe group send email forteanaunsubscribeegroupscom use yahoo groups subject httpdocsyahoocominfoterms sun 01 dec 2002 175721 0700 zzzzteana fwd uasrthehickmanreport jets attempt intercept contrail