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Search & Rescue Radio Transcripts - San Bernardino CO. Sun

Search and Rescue Radio Transcripts 11:11 am: Fireball Reported Over The Mountains Near Big Bear Lake
From The San Bernardino County Sun Courtesy Jerry Kirkegaard 7-2-8

Article Dated: 07/01/2008 11:09:00 AM PDT A fireball in the sky seen as far away as the state line and Temecula was spotted somewhere around the San Bernardino Mountains this morning. Reports have come in from around the region, said a San Bernardino County Fire Department dispatcher. It's still not clear exaclty what the object was, whether itw as a meteor or space junk or something else, he said Transcriptions of Search and Rescue teams: "Mountain Top Incident" - map is near Butler Peak - 2N13 at Butler Peak Road 01:21 PM Tue 7/1 LA Times - http://tinyurl.com/6cu7nk 12:55 PM Tue 7/1 From: Note regarding "ELT" "The ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) is designed to emit an Emergency signal on 121.5MHz. and 243.0MHz. automatically on impact by the use of a "G" switch or by manual activation. With ELT's, Search and Rescue teams may more easily pinpoint the exact location of downed Aircraft. ELT's are now also enhanced by Satellite detection." 12:31 PM Tue 7/1 SB Sun: http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754544 ~~ http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754655 ~~ http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754807 ~~ http://www.sbsun.com/ci_9754143 12:29 PM Tue 7/1 PE: http://tinyurl.com/4f4jcc 12:28 PM Tue 7/1 VV Daily Press ~ http://tinyurl.com/4kuk7h 12:27 PM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 AA12 on the ground at San Bernardino 12:24 PM Tue 7/1 From: aa12 To :To Dispatch In pattern for landing at San Bernardino, 1 minute eta. 12:17 PM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 currently over Running Springs, in bound to San Bernardino 12:17 PM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 we've done a pretty good grid out here by Butler Peak; still getting a good signal out there; unable to locate anything at this time 12:13 PM Tue 7/1 From: Patrol 11 To :AA12 ELT could be coming from Squint's Ranch near Arrowhead Airport; {AA12} hard to tell where it was coming from; some activity near Squint's Ranch; unable to locate anything yet except the signal; {Patrol 11} you're aware that Squint's Ranch is active; {AA12} we didn't see any activity on Squint's Ranch landing strip; we're picking it up on ELT transmission on 121.5; {Dispatch 171.4750} FAA has no information on that ELT or the source of the flames that have been seen 12:13 PM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch To :AA 12 The FAA has no information on that transmission 12:04 PM Tue 7/1 From: ANF Air picking up the signal around Butler Peak, sometimes it comes in strong other times we have to adjust to squelch to pick it up. [response] We haven't seen anything here. 12:04 PM Tue 7/1 Do you think it's on the ridgeline here, or do you think it's on the desert rim? 12:03 PM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :Resource 41 we're picking up that ELT signal here; was it between you and the desert here or that next ridgeline? {broken scratchy transmissions on 170.000 Air to Ground} 12:01 PM Tue 7/1 We are definitely getting a hit on that signal. 12:00 PM Tue 7/1 From: 12L1 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 might want to advise Sheriff's Aviation; {reply} they sent a response about 45 minutes ago and have already cleared 12:00 PM Tue 7/1 per Big Bear Airport, that's negative; we're checking with FAA now on that request; they haven't gotten anything like that today; north and west of Butler Peak {dispatch} we have a report of this sighted at the Apple Valley Quarry also 11:58 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 we're northeast of Butler Peak; contact Big Bear Airport and have them check for any 121.5 emergency locator transmission signals; we're picking up an ELT transmission while searching the area, and we need to make sure Big Bear doesn't have one on 11:55 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :Butler Peak Butler Peak - I'm just north of your tower; did you see anything? {transcriber could not hear reply} 11:50 AM Tue 7/1 {AA12} we're currently over Holcomb Valley 2 mi east of Butler Peak; any area to check specifically where it may have come down; {Bat12 reply} negative, sounded like it came down along the desert rim; {AA12} we haven't seen anything yet, heading west, we'll be heading back to SB Base soon 11:46 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 over Heartbreak Ridge; heading towards Gold Mountain and Holcomb Valley 11:36 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 northeast of Rattlesnake Mountain, 1 mile 11:28 AM Tue 7/1 From: 40K To :To Dispatch We're gonna stay here over the Santa Ana River drainage; enroute back to base to pick up passenger. We are UTL anything in the desert or here in the mountains. 11:27 AM Tue 7/1 From: 40K To :AA12 169.1500 - {scratchy/broken} We didn't see anything out towards the desert; we'll stay on this frequency another 10 minutes 11:23 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 position check - over north shore of Lake Silverwood 11:23 AM Tue 7/1 From: E11 We have checked North side of Arrowhead, Pinnacles. UTL. 11:23 AM Tue 7/1 We've completed our sweep around Lake Arrowhead and Heaps Peak and have nothing showing. 11:23 AM Tue 7/1 Arrowhead, to spillway, to deepcreek to [] and I am UTL. 11:23 AM Tue 7/1 From: 12E9 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 we have found nothing specific; en route to Mill Creek (back to previous call?) 11:22 AM Tue 7/1 From: 40K To :To Dispatch Over the Mitsubishi Plant now and UTL. 11:21 AM Tue 7/1 From: Div1 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 have AA12 complete his recon 11:21 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch 171.4750 To :Div1 40K has completed their search; no smokes anywhere; Desert Comm is canceling their respone 11:21 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA 12 We're just coming around Cajon Mt. at this time 11:18 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch To :AA12 Confirming multiple reports across the mountaintop, with various landing points, the most common being the Lucerne Valley area, or near the Pinnacles. So far UTL from the ground. 11:17 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 detail of description of what was seen? {reply} RP in Lake Arrowhead reported it as a flare, multiple reports of it, numerous landing sites; most common being Lucerne; also some in the {} area 11:15 AM Tue 7/1 From: AA12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 heading toward Cajon Pass Lake Silverwood area; one pilot two passengers, will pick up the search from Lake Silverwood; 40K1 coming up on air to air on 169.150 11:14 AM Tue 7/1 From: 40K To :SO Control from Rialto through Arrowhead through Big Bear to the Mitsubishi Plant; no fires 11:12 AM Tue 7/1 Bear City units are available at this time; assuming it is not in their district. E291A has checked the desert floor from a vantage point near Johnson Grade and reports they are UTL. 11:08 AM Tue 7/1 From: E11 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 going to check Arbon area near Matterhorn 11:08 AM Tue 7/1 From: E14 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 we have a good vantage point of Pinnacles area; nothing showing continue to Arrowhead Lake Road to check that area also 11:07 AM Tue 7/1 AA12 to do a recon of entire mountaintop 11:07 AM Tue 7/1 We're at a good vantage point to see the back side of that hill. So far, we see no smoke showing 11:07 AM Tue 7/1 From: E11 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 also check Arrowhead Lake Road off the 173 11:06 AM Tue 7/1 169.150 is the frequency 11:06 AM Tue 7/1 From: 40K To :To Dispatch 171.4750 Big Bear to Lucerne area; we have the same initial address in Lake Arrowhead; one employee states that it looked like it fell in the Lucerne area; another states possible Cottonwood area; {40K} can we have the frequency? 11:05 AM Tue 7/1 Big Bear has no information on overdue or missing aircraft at this time 11:03 AM Tue 7/1 From: E291 We aren't finding anything here; we're assuming this is probably something huge and could even be in the Riverside county area. "I think it's going to be way out there in the desert by the time they finally find it." Heading out to Johnson Grade to take a look. 11:03 AM Tue 7/1 contacting Big Bear Airport to make sure there is no missing aircraft from there 11:03 AM Tue 7/1 also a report of near Sycamore Heights near Big Bear 11:03 AM Tue 7/1 We're getting reports from as far away as Nevada, so, whatever it was, it was big. 11:02 AM Tue 7/1 From: eng14 To :To Dispatch eng14 - we are checking the 173 area. 11:02 AM Tue 7/1 We think we may have had a large asteroid come down. 11:01 AM Tue 7/1 We're getting reports from all over the mountain. 11:01 AM Tue 7/1 Riverside county fire has reports as far as Temecula of seeing this thing; behind Yucaipa with the mountain with the R 11:00 AM Tue 7/1 Have 111 check the Lucerne side 11:00 AM Tue 7/1 Copy, we're checking the Baldwin Lake area 11:00 AM Tue 7/1 "this thing possibly broke up in the atmosphere and fell over several areas on the mountain top" 11:00 AM Tue 7/1 From: Bat 12 Do you have anything showing on the Lucerne valley side? negative at this time. 10:59 AM Tue 7/1 From: BDF Dispatch Calling this Mountain Top incident 10:58 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch To :E291 Getting multiple reports of this now from the Big Bear area; it appears to have gone over the ridgeline in the Butler Peak area and come down on the other side of the ridge. We're going to need a couple of helicopters on this. 10:58 AM Tue 7/1 We are starting Air Attack 12. 10:58 AM Tue 7/1 From: BDF Dispatch Seen from the east side of Big Bear to Arrowhead. 10:58 AM Tue 7/1 Another report from the mountain top area reports that it looked like it landed in Lucerene 10:58 AM Tue 7/1 We have a firefighter who saw this 10:57 AM Tue 7/1 We're also getting a report in the Crab Flats area. 10:57 AM Tue 7/1 From: Bat12 To :To Dispatch 171.4750 Engines out of Big Bear Lake responding, I think, to that same call 10:56 AM Tue 7/1 north and east of Lake Arrowhead for now; 40K is going to the Erwin Ranch area 10:56 AM Tue 7/1 This has now been reported by several people, we're gonna get 40K up. 10:56 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch 171.4750 To :Bat12 40K is going to check the area; it was witnessed by a couple other people, one being a FS Recreation Unit 10:54 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch 171.4750 To :Butler Peak Lookout having Butler Peak take a look in that direction 10:54 AM Tue 7/1 2nd RP reports he saw the same thing, it went over the rdige line and it did impact 10:53 AM Tue 7/1 FAA has not called yet; they usually do in this type of case; requesting 40K to take a look 10:51 AM Tue 7/1 RP describes it almost like a comet 10:51 AM Tue 7/1 RP was looking North by Northeast, can we get 40K up? RP reports he saw a tail section in the flame. 10:50 AM Tue 7/1 From: Dispatch 171.4750 To :E11 smoke check; dispatched to RPs address; RP reporting from residence large flame in the sky 10:47 AM Tue 7/1 From: Comm Ctr 8Fire1 sitting on deck and saw a ball of flame fall from the sky; RP's address is 27000 block of Cedarwood Drive, Lake Arrowhead 10:45 AM Tue 7/1 From: SO Control To :5Paul? fireball; bright orange; fell into the trees; FD is checking with FAA