Unidentified Flying Object

On Christmas Eve the stratosphere was rent with strange communication, As an Air Force pilot in his F-16 was on routine patrol protecting his nation! He was tooling along when suddenly on his radar a weird object did appear! It was zipping along at mach three speed and came so close he had to veer! "Tower! I've had a near miss by an object flying at thrice the speed of sound!" "Roger, Snoopy One! Are you sure? We've had no such report from the ground!" "Tower! It came over the horizon from the north and gave me quite a fright!" Please affirm if Area 51 is playing games with a new toy on this frigid night!" "Negative, Snoopy One! Kick in your after-burner and give the thing a chase! Arm your rockets, watch your six and keep your trigger ready just in case!" "Roger, tower! I have him on my radar but I have no visual on him yet! If he causes any mischief, me and my ol' F-One Six'll get 'im, you can bet!" Though he poured on full military power he just could not keep apace! To the befuddled pilot, the object was seemingly lost without a trace. He was concerned that on this Christmas Eve, aliens from outer space, Were invading earth and that he alone was left to save the human race! Fighter planes from NATO nations were also scrambled to join in the hunt! At last the pilot received a call from his commander and it was rather blunt! "Snoopy One! Your mission is terminated! Return to base without delay! NORAD has confirmed that the object you saw was Santa and his sleigh!" Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved