The US Skywatch Command

The USAF SKYWATCH Command, or SKYWATCH, is a US Air Force unit tasked with dealing with all EXTRATERRESTRIAL threats to the United States of America. It is commanded by Major General Joseph Kawallis and headquartered at Seeligson Air Force Base near Premont, Texas.

Initially it was a successor to OPERATION BLUE BOOK which was instituted after the ROSWELL INCIDENT of 1947, however the knowledge of extraterrestrial life had been known since the October 20, 1938 The War of the Worlds” broadcast which Orson Welles made as a realistic radio dramatization. Actual Martian forces who tuned into the broadcast were so amused they landed near the Columbia Broadcasting Building at 485 Madison Avenue, New York intending to congratulate Orson Wells. Wells contacted the Roosevelt Administration and an agreement was set up allowing peace between the planets and exclusive rights to broadcast Earth programming throughout the solar system.

It was agreed that Extraterrestrial life would remain a secret to avoid human tourists from soiling Mars and Venus. This remained untested until the 1990s.

In 1991, "UFO" was reported over South Texas and made a landing near Realitos, Texas. The incident resulted in a "attack" that involved missiles and aircraft from Seeligson. While the incident resulted in the loss of several aircraft and the UFO itself, it was clear that there was a danger and extraterrestrial affairs was added to Colonel Kawallis' SKYWATCH duties. Despite this, some funding from the programs were eventually diverted to Naval Projects and Seeligson Air Force Base was slated to be closed.