Episode 480 • • 1:17:52 - 1:24:52
480: War on Brains
Alaska Airlines Flight 819, Hijack Hoax and Operation Noble Eagle
An anonymous phone call to the FBI in Honolulu triggered a national security response for Alaska Airlines Flight 819. NORAD launched "Operation Noble Eagle," scrambling two F-15 fighter jets to escort the commercial airliner to Seattle. The incident was determined to be a hoax, and the FBI is investigating the caller for causing a massive waste of government resources.