He is 91 years old, and he and his daughter were visiting loring air force base where he was stationed at in 1953. He tells of a night in april of 1969 while stationed at loring afb in maine when he and his flight instructor both saw. Presque isle air force base closed in 1961, and then loring air force base near caribou closed in 1992. Get directions, maps, and traffic for loring air force base, me.
Erics father was air force and he didnt leave the area until the 1997, two years after the base was closed, when they moved to colorado. The mission and history of loring air force base in limestone are well. There are 10 ways to get from loring air force base to chesapeake bay bridgetunnel by plane, train, car ferry, car or bus. Weitze, guided missiles at holloman air force base. Remember loring afb aerospace company facebook 742. The true story of maines potato king my greatgrandfather. Cleaning up the toxic legacy of closed military bases. A list of secret entrances and possible underground bases, page 1. Formerly the loring air force base, the loring commerce centre lcc in limestone, me is now a commercial, industrial and aviation business park managed by the loring development authority of maine. A maine towns long recovery after losing loring afb. In the 1970s, maines loring air force base was the worlds largest strategic nuclear b52 bomber base and home to the 42nd bomb wing, which was operational from 195394.
Loring afb was the largest base of the united states air forces strategic air command during its existence, until it was transferred to the newly created air combat command in 1992. Tunnels under edwards air force base contextual data. I was told that it was an auxiliary or emergency field for dow air force base in nearby bangor. After completion of boot camp, i went to tech school at lowry afb, colorado. In fact there may be a tube tunnel that connects plattsburgh and stewart. Loring was a megabase, with enormous capacity, second in all of sac. Former loring base preparing for new aviation repair firm. Loring afb real estate loring afb me homes for sale zillow. Show all campus exterior living facilities learning facilities training facilities recreational facilities. Makes me sad to see how this once proud silo now looks. Jones, when jones saw a red and orange object over the flight line. Jan 24, 2010 many buildings at this site extend deep underground and tunnels extend deep into the areas natural hillsides with blast proof doors and vaults designed to keep the secrets safe.
On two successive nights service members reported seeing a cigarshaped ufo hovering over loring air force base, which was also seen on radar. Sacred corridors secrets behind the real project blue book gives the reader needed documentation from the meticulous research that dr. The dulce, new mexico base in dulce, new mexico there is said to be a large military installation with underground tunnels that reportedly honeycomb around out planet. For former united states air force installations, see list of former united states air force installations. Life at loring loring air force base loring remembers. Activeduty usaf bases in the united states are under the jurisdiction of the following major commands.
Although it is no longer an active air force base today, in 1975 loring afb was a strategic air command base and a storage site for nuclear weapons. People believe that alien beings or inner earth humans control the lower levels of this base. Strange military bases military base locations 2019. Forget that the head of the commission for base closings planned on running for governor of new jersey, one can easily see why maguire was a better location. Loring commerce centre, once the loring air force base, has evolved into a busy commercial, industrial and aviation park that is home to 25 new employers and highlyqualified employees. Loring air force base the base loring air force base charles j.
Read stories of events that took place on base and enjoy the opportunity to reminisce about a base that many people attest was their favorite base. List of united states air force installations project. As a young child jeremy fell through an old tunnel on a disused air force base, into a chemical concoction that caused his skin to be rejected and his dna to be altered. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Land speed racing at the former loring air force base. Department of defense joint bases were established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 base realignment and closure commission. Loring air force base in maine was the closest base in the continental united states to the soviet union east of the urals, to europe and to the middle east. Loring commerce centre, once the loring air force base, has evolved into a busy commercial, industrial and aviation park that is home to 25 new employers and 1,200 highlyqualified employees. A few locals, cabazon, whitewater, banning and beaumont, from the other side of the mountains have actually been inside some of these secret tunnels. Loring air force base, alert area, southeastern portion of base, east of southern end of runway, limestone, aroostook county, me photos from survey haer me64e. Actually, their is a still active base in those hills. Aliens from roswell being kept in underground tunnels at us base. Remember loring afb aerospace company facebook 742 photos.
National security and world politics princeton, new jersey. Loring air force base has been listed as one of the warfare good articles under the good article criteria. Edgar hoover met with president roosevelt to talk about a detention plan for the united states, conceivably to deal with a wartime scenario. Old maps of loring airforce base brunswick, limestone. Sacs 4040th air base squadron was assigned as the base housekeeping unit on august 1, 1958 the base and the squadron were transferred to second air force on january 1, 1959.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the 1990 defense base closure and realignment commission, loring afb was closed in september 1994. Located on 48 acres in rural limestone, maine, the loring job corps center was home to the former loring air force base. To start the listing process, click on the button below. Indeed ranks job ads based on a combination of employer bids and relevance, such as your search terms and other activity on indeed. Me64 page 3 loring air force base overview loring air force base afb is located in the northeastern corner of maine, in aroostook county, approximately 5 miles west and south of the international border at new brunswick, canada, and 400 miles north of boston. Landrums homestead 56 ms15, laurel a replica of a standard 1800s settlement, landrums homestead offers visitors an experience like no other. Ufos over northern maine the 1975 loring ufo incident. Air forces strategic air command during its existence, and was transferred to the newly created air combat command in 1992. Loring afb was carved out of the woods of maine beginning in. A list of secret entrances and possible underground bases.
Since we have moved back, ive been proud to be part of the loring military heritage center. Zillow has 0 homes for sale in loring afb me matching. The command has fighter, air refueling and airlift units, and is administratively responsible for all the air force s individual mobilization augmentees. The nukes were stored in a fenced weapons dump consisting of small huts covered with dirt for camouflage from the air. The airfield handles the most takeoffs and landings among all airports in the united states. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. At don muang air base near bangkok the usaf had stationed kc5 air refueling tankers from strategic air command sac for refueling tactical combat aircraft over the skies of indochina. A mole hole, officially designated the readiness crew building rcb, is a type of structure built by the united states air force at former strategic air command sac bases around. Prior to 1965, utapao was a small royal thai navy airfield. Mr szymanksi has revealed the secrets of the base in his new book 50.
What others are saying loring afb in limestone, me first assignment. This base was home to a series of stateoftheart bombers and support aircraft. Loring air force base maine then and now base phone book 1984. The onsite property totals 8,317 acres and is located. Loring air force base, me loring air force base, maine.
Geological survey, information services distributor, 1997, by j. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for jobseekers. Have you seen the nuclear weapons storage igloos in limestone. My last day in maine i made it to loring air force base, located near limestone. The primary assets of the lcc include over 3800 acres of developed land, significant road and rail infrastructure, onsite. On october 27 and 28, 1975, the air force experienced a ufo buzzing its nuclear weapons storage at loring air force base in northern maine. Caves in dunn loring, va plus lots of other great things to do with kids. Once called north river depot, the storage area also was known as the caribou air force station. I love to hear the stories, and see the look on faces of a family when they see their family members staring back at them in a book or photo, or just to see their name in a book, or flier. Loring air force base sits on acres in northern maine, just outside of the town of limestone.
Air force reserve units are aligned under fourth air force, tenth air force and twentysecond air force of the air force reserve command. Scott infuses in her books and exposes many smoking guns on project blue book, wrightpatterson afb, the battelle institute connections, memory metal. Scouting an abandoned cold war missile base hidden in the. Chanute air force base, formerly chanute field is located in rantoul, il and dates back to world war i. Kliz was a united states air force installation in northeastern maine, near limestone and caribou in aroostook county. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved.
This base is in northeastern maine, and has been reopened or recommissioned since 1994, updated baracks for thousands of troops, hundreds upon hundreds of hu. The sitting alert are airborne, one, two, three, coming for you baby. The night a police officer encountered tall white alien beings. Jan 30, 20 i hate to keep picking on philip klass, but ive just stumbled on another of his solutions and thought we might look at it. The air force base conversion agency afbca loring and the loring development authority lda are located on the base. Its free and see photos, maps, talk with people who worked and lived at loring. House vote halts plans to cut back military bases the.
Former loring base preparing for new aviation repair firm chris bouchard july 7, 2017 truckloads of equipment already have arrived on the former loring air force base where loring development authority officials have approved a binding letter of intent with an undisclosed aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul mro company to start up. Loring air force base, maine home membership photos legends home membership photos legends loring afb phone book 1984 1. If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the loring international airport, you should consider listing it here. List of united states air force installations wikipedia. Feb 17, 2006 one other thing to remember about plattsburghs base closing, it was closed in favor of maguire air force base, located in new jersey. The tunnels have been rumored but never quite made public in discovery. This field was depicted as an abandoned airfield on the october 1976 halifax sectional chart courtesy of chris kennedy. In the heat of the battle over sequestration last year, industry leaders. The secret underground usaf command post, that was built, but never used located at loring air force base, limestone, maine an alert force was established at loring air force base afb on.
Through reading some info on various underground bases suspected to be dotted around the world that have to do with alien stuff etc, i decided to post a list of suspected underground entrances and possible bases either alien or otherwise. Loring air force base sighting loring air force base, maine october 1975. Air force space command headquarters sits inside peterson air force bases. May 11, 2016 bombing hitlers supergun, right now on nova. Back in 1975, at loring air force base in maine, sergeant steven eichner, was working with sergeant r. Loring air force base to chesapeake bay bridgetunnel 10. If you plan on attending this play, i must have your money by october 1st at the latest.
A few quotes from the linked wikipedia page regarding the base. Loring military heritage center limestone 2020 all you. Loring afb ufo incident exmilitary serviceman speaks. Against the odds he recovered but gradually became aware that he had abilities and powers that he needed to learn to control. Loring afb incident october 1975 another person speaks out brian vike director hbcc ufo research 4126 hbcc ufo research note. At the time, the national guard was using it as a training area. Scotts memories of his younger years go back to when his family was stationed at loring air force base, maine. Loring air force base was a united states air force. Loring afb limestone, maine this was our second assignment.
Air force s strategic air command during its existence, and was transferred to the newly created air combat command in 1992. The secret underground usaf command post, that was built, but never used located at loring air force base, limestone, maine an alert force was establishe. We take a look at the time a police sergeant encountered tall white alien beings. Caribou air force station other base pages and events loring air force base alert area loring air force base arch hangar loring air force base double cantilever hangar. With over 3,800 acres of developed area loring has the capacity to support new business development with a variety of existing modern and practical. This is a list of united states air force installations. Loring air force base was a united states air force base in limestone, maine. The legislation ordered the consolidation of separate military. He was a b36 pilot when he came to loring, and in 1954 was sent to texas to learn to fly a b52. My informant had read this on the internet, and he shared it with me over spring break one night after we came back from new york city. Loring afb was named in 1954 posthumously for major charles j. A mole hole, officially designated the readiness crew building rcb, is a type of structure built by the united states air force at former strategic air command sac bases around the country during the 1950s and 1960s. Utapao royal thai navy airfield project gutenberg self. Jul 22, 2006 a list of secret entrances and possible underground bases.
Aircraft include t6 texan ii, t1 jayhawk, t38 talon. A mere six years later, at the same site, chuck yeager. On october 27, 1975, a patrolman near the loring weapons dump reported seeing an unidentified aircraft over the northern perimeter of the base. Loring afb was a firstdefense base with bombers, aerial refueling and interceptor aircraft stationed there. Media in category loring air force base the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. One building known as gravel gertie was designed to contain the energy of a 1kiloton explosion if a worker accidentally detonated one of the devices. May 07, 2014 chanute air force base was named in honor of octave chanute 18621910 who was a friend and adviser to the wright brothers. That operation allegedly continued at plattsburgh until 1996 at least. Specialized undergraduate pilot training upt and is the largest pilot training base in the air force. The night a police officer encountered tall ghosts. Material 99th air base wing public affairs senior airman aaron hauser senior airman ariel tumlinson criticalpast defense media activity air force. A maine towns long recovery after losing loring afb aol.
Sac assumed jurisdiction, control and accountability of bong from adc on june 5, 1957, assigning it to the eighth air force, and perhaps intending to base b58s there. Simulation of groundwater flow and application to the design of a contaminant removal system, loring air force base, maine hartford, conn. List of united states air force installations military wiki. Speaking of tunnels, the plant appeared to have a blocked tunnel entrance in a back room and rumor has it that. Loring air force base, northeastern maine 27 october 1975. Test programs of the united states air force in southern new mexico, 19471970, holloman air force base cultural resources publication no. Multimedia loring air force base loring remembers air. The photos which are presented here are one aerial photo of the loring afb taken in the 1950s and a diagram of the lay out of the base. Aliens are being kept at a military base in ohio, us, according to one. Loring afb maine, now a restricted nature refuge, page 1. Loring story draws more tales of nuclear weapons, ufos blogs. We had been chatting about his car, and as we got home, he remembered this story that he had recently read on the audi forum of which he was a part.
Loring air force base limestone, maine airport facebook. I was in the air force and assigned to site 8 in 1964 and 1965. The government attributed it to unidentified helicopters flying out of canada. Christine, the first link gave me exactly what i was looking for im currently living right across the street where the elementary school was wich is just an open field now. Tucked in a once secret and still secluded location of northeast united states, loring air force base, a strategic air command base, is remembered here by those stationed at this unique but now closed base. Loring air force base, weapons storage area, northeastern corner of base at northern end of maine road, limestone, aroostook county, me. It had two runways, and only two other sac bases had two runways. Mar 19, 2019 wells fargo executives may book seats on quick flights from here to company offices in tokyo, via, you know, space. Loring air force base, weapons storage area, northeastern corner. Loring air force base afb is located in the northeastem comer of maine, in aroostook county, approximately 5 miles west and south of the international border at new brunswick, canada, and 400 miles north of boston. Even though the us was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to build up its air. Loring air force base reopened with hundreds of tanks.
Americas first jet, the bell p59, made its debut flight on oct. Colonel wojtecki spent 20 years in the air force and retired in 1988. Loring air force base, maine a collection of loring legends and snipits. Loring air force base reopened with hundreds of tanks, humvees, new barracks, solar panels. Full text of underground cities and bases see other formats detention facilities on august 24, 1939, f. Loring air force base afb is located in the northeastern corner of maine, in aroostook.
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