{"type":"events","slug":"1981-pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","title":"Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1981-pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","description":"Florida Air National Guard pilots saw a domed craft near the Pinecastle bombing range in 1981","date":"1981-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Military"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"lat":29.398,"lng":-81.107,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Training interrupted\n\nWhile on a night exercise, F-4 crews observed a glowing saucer hovering over the restricted range. The object ascended rapidly when approached and left no radar trace.\n\n## Investigation results\n\nBase officials filed reports with NORAD and the [FAA](/organizations/faa) but found no conventional explanation. The case is cited in military aviation safety reviews. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [NICAP RADCAT: Radar Confirms Unidentified Lights](https://www.nicap.org/780514pinecastle_dir.htm)\n[^2]: [NICAP: Pinecastle Navy report](https://www.nicap.org/docs/780514pinecastle_docs3.pdf)\n[^3]: [NICAP: Pinecastle press reports](https://www.nicap.org/docs/780514pinecastle_docs1.pdf)\n[^4]: [APRO Bulletin, July 1978: Navy Range UFO Over](https://www.openminds.tv/wp-content/uploads/APRO27-1.pdf)\n[^5]: [NICAP Category 9 radar cases listing](https://www.nicap.org/NSID_DBListingbyCat9.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"organizations","slug":"faa","title":"FAA","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/faa"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1981-pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","title":"Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1981-pinecastle-electronic-warfare-range","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Florida Air National Guard pilots"]}