U 22:16 h, četiri sekunde prije no što je asteroid uništen, izgubio se signal transpondera s oba F-16 i nestali su s radara, a u isto vrijeme zvuk koji smo čuli iz kratera, čuli smo u transmisiji s F-16.
At 10:16 pm, some 4 seconds before the Asteroid was destroyed, the transponder signals from the the two F16'S. Went off the Radar screens, at the same time as sounds we've been hearing from the craters, were heard at extra speed transmissions... the two fliers...