Tohono O'odham Airspace: Combat Jets Endanger O'odham. Mystery Plane Appears.

Combat jets endangers O'odham lives. Dassault Mirage F1CR jet image by Flight Radar.

Tohono O'odham Airspace: Combat Jets Endanger O'odham. Mystery Plane Appears.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 4, 2026

TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION -- The lives of O'odham living on the Tohono O'odham Nation continue to be endangered by low-flying, supersonic combat jets in training, with the supersonic blasts breaking plaster in traditional homes. The dangerous maneuvers led by a private company are endangering lives and the environment with flares from jets flying at dangerous speeds.

On Monday, there was also an unidentified small aircraft flying in circles above the Tohono O'odham at the border before dawn. This is where Trump plans to build the border wall on sovereign Tohono O'odham Nation land. The tribe is fighting it with a federal lawsuit.

(Above) This unidentified small plane flew in circles in Tohono O'odham Nation airspace along the border Monday morning between 2 and 3 a.m. It is an unusual flight pattern. Flight Radar 24 shows the small aircraft flying in circles in a grid pattern at the border above the Tohono O'odham Nation.

This area is where Trump plans to build the border wall on sovereign Tohono O'odham Nation land, which is now being battled in a federal court case. The plane came and went from El Paso. Flight Radar does not show the owner, but the US Border Patrol special ops are based in El Paso. Later on Monday morning, at sunrise, an Army helicopter out of Tucson was above the eastern border of the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Surveillance aircraft can gather landscape and basic surface mapping at night using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and thermal infrared sensors, according to NATO. However, detailed chemical and mineral analysis typically require daytime sunlight, but these can be carried out with specialized active shortwave infrared systems,

These flights are not the usual U.S. Border Patrol flights that are identified by call numbers on Flight Radar. Domestic flights are restricted from the airspace above the Tohono O'odham Nation, located southwest of Tucson.

Combat jets train over Tohono O'odham Nation, endangering O'odham. 

(Above) These low flying combat jet maneuvers over the Tohono O'odham Nation on Monday, endanger O'odham lives below. The combat fighting shown here was between 10 am and noon on Monday. (Hour 17 which is global UTC time is shown above in the screenshot, seven hours behind UTC time.)

The fighter jets are operated by the private company ATAC, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company. It is based at Luke Air Force base in the Phoenix Valley at Glendale. The low flying supersonic flights endanger lives with the use of flares, and break plaster in traditional O'odham homes. ATAC jets have crashed in other areas, and the pilots were killed.

The massive Goldwater Range is nearby, located west of the Tohono O'odham Nation, was set aside by the U.S. government for military flights and training. However, the private company ATAC operating combat fighting for the U.S. Air Force continues to use Tohono O'odham Nation airspace and endanger O'odham lives.

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(Above) In related news, three Aerostar balloons, shown as yellow balloons on Flight Radar 24, were off the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela on Monday. Aerostar, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says its balloons provide surveillance information for the U.S. government and weather data.

The high-altitude stratospheric balloons operated by Aerostar are part of their Thunderhead Balloon Systems.

Aerostar describes its work on its website.

"Counter Terrorism: Detecting illicit activity early is crucial in fighting terrorism. Our systems provide essential data to operators, allowing time to plan and take action during sustained counter-terrorist operations.

"Counter Smuggling, Trafficking, & Illegal Immigration: Human trafficking, smuggling of illicit substances, and illegal immigration are prevalent threats along national borders. Aerial intelligence gathering is crucial to identifying this movement and stopping it in its tracks — allowing lawful international travel and trade to thrive."

"Military Defense: Aerostar’s total situational awareness solutions provide heightened security for military operations, detecting threats to forward operating bases and military infrastructure with speed and accuracy. Whether in a maritime, land or air domain, our systems are used to detect, process, and comprehend critical information — giving operators the time they need to take action and mitigate hostile activities," Aerostar's website states.

Photo by Aerostar.

Censored News previously showed Aerostar balloons above Indian country throughout the United States. A second company, World View based in Tucson, was shown retrieving a "payload" (unidentified object) in the Grand Canyon for England's military.

Aerostar's Thunderhead Balloon. Photo by Aerostar.

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World View also announced a partnership with the military defense contractor Sierra Nevada for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, for the U.S. military using its balloons. One of these balloon flights was for the U.K. defense department in the Grand Canyon.

World View said in October of 2022, "Sierra Nevada Corporation has completed a successful demonstration of its High-Altitude Balloon for stratospheric communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The test was part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Project Aether Flight 1 Assessment Phase contract." https://www.worldview.space/stories/snc-successfully-completes-global-stratospheric-isr-flight-for-u-k-s-project-aether

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