Travis Air Force Base Incursion 1975

On November 28, 1975, Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California experienced a UAP incursion as part of the documented series of unidentified craft overflights of US military installations that occurred throughout November 1975 at multiple USAF and SAC bases. A disc-shaped craft was observed hovering over the Travis flight line and fuel storage areas. Base security police were mobilized to full alert. The base commander was notified. Sacramento Air Route Traffic Control Center received radar data on an unknown contact in the Travis airspace coincident with the security reports. Travis AFB, as a major Air Mobility Command base supporting worldwide airlift operations including strategic resupply, was considered a high-value installation. The November 1975 wave of base incursions — including Malmstrom, Wurtsmith, and Travis — was ultimately the subject of a formal inquiry to the Joint Chiefs of Staff from SAC commanders who were concerned about the pattern of incursions over their most sensitive facilities.