Stardate 20011224.1937 (On Screen): There are news reports tonight that a European AWACS defending the United States detected an unidentified aircraft on a vector towards NYC. Attempts from ground control to make contact with the bogie were unsuccessful, and it didn't seem to have a transponder. No flight plan had been filed and its origin was unclear. Two Air Force F-16's were scrambled to intercept it. They reported a very strange configuration, with the pilot dressed in red in an open cockpit in the rear. The exact means by which it was flying was unclear given that it had no wings. They hypothesize that it was hovering similar to how a Harrier viffs. (Of course, that doesn't explain the 8 reindeer out in front.) Continued attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful and he did not respond to a burst of cannon fire across his flight path. Since he was getting near to populated areas, the order was given to shoot him down. Two AIM-9 sidewinders were fired which struck the aircraft. It spun in and hit the ground in rural Massachusetts. The Massachusetts National Guard has been mobilized to move to the scene of the crash and search for wreckage. There are no reports yet from the crash scene. The two F-16s returned safely to base.
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