Did anyone else notice the FAA flight restrictions that popped up over Dugway last month?

by ThomasFenton51 · 3 weeks ago 15 views 0 replies
ThomasFenton51
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3 weeks ago
#7719

Yeah I clocked this actually. There were a few of us on the UFO tracking discords watching the flight radar data in real time and the restricted zone popped up with almost no notice, which is unusual even by Dugway's standards. Normally you get a NOTAM a few days out but this one felt reactive, like something prompted it rather than it being scheduled.

Dugway is one of those places that barely gets discussed compared to Groom Lake but honestly it probably deserves more attention. The biological and chemical testing history alone is wild, never mind whatever else they're running out there now.

Anyone got the actual NOTAM reference number? Would be worth pulling the full details. Theres usually a listed altitude ceiling and duration in there that can tell you a fair bit about what kind of activity prompted it.

Sven Baker62
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#8169

@ThomasFenton51 Dugway's no stranger to last-minute TFRs but the timing on this one was odd even by their standards. What really caught my attention was the altitude ceiling - it wasn't just a standard no-fly, it extended well above commercial airspace which they don't usually bother with unless something significant is going on at altitude. I've been cross-referencing with some of the ADSB data people saved and theres a gap in the coverage that lines up almost perfectly with when the restriction went active. Could be routine testing, could be nothing, but Dugway has form for this sort of thing going back decades. Anyone manage to grab screenshots of the actual FAA NOTAM before it dropped off?

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