A Memoir of a Flight in the Pacific

An earlier encounter was also reported, this time in the pacific. According to the account, a transport plane took off from the air base in san diego and headd toward hawaii. On board were 13 marines, some crew on the plane and some passengers. About half way through the flight, while still over the vast expanse of the blue pacific, the transport issued a distress signal. After that, the signal stopped, as did all other forms of communication. It was as if the plane had simply gone silent and then vanished - until it reappeared later outside the San Diego airfield prepared for a landing. But the landing didn't seem right. The plane came in