Homestead AFB Encounter 1993

On November 18, 1993, approximately fourteen months after Hurricane Andrew devastated Homestead AFB, a large triangular craft with bright lights at each vertex hovered over the partially-rebuilt base for 25 minutes. Tower controllers observed the craft on radar and visually. F-16 pilots on alert status were scrambled from the temporary flight operations area. As the intercepting aircraft approached, pilots reported complete sensor failures — radar, IFF transponder, and targeting systems all went offline. The craft was estimated at 300 feet per side and made no sound despite its size and proximity. After 25 minutes it accelerated vertically at impossible speed and vanished. The incident occurred at a time when Homestead's complement of classified experimental aircraft had been relocated post-hurricane, suggesting the craft may have been conducting reconnaissance of the damaged facility. Multiple military witnesses filed classified reports. The incident was never publicly acknowledged by the Air Force.