The Disappearance of Flight 412

Colonel Moore dispatches Flight 412 to diagnose electrical problems in the base's aircraft. Captain Bishop leads Lt Podryski, Capt Riggs, and Lt Ferguson on the test. Shortly after liftoff, radar picks up three blips, triggering a scramble of two fighters.

Two fighters are scrambled to investigate the three radar blips. The interceptors vanish under mysterious circumstances, leaving the airspace unsettled. The incident signals the beginning of a government cover-up around the sighting.

Flight 412 is ordered to land at a remote, abandoned desert airfield. The crew is taken to barracks for an 18-hour debriefing and the jet is hidden away in a derelict hangar. Public search efforts are effectively suppressed to keep the disappearance quiet.

The four crew members undergo an 18-hour debriefing by the Special Investigation Division intended to force denial of the UFO sighting. They are pressured to accept a sanitized version of events. Meanwhile, the aircraft remains hidden to avoid drawing attention.

Colonel Moore, with Major Mike Dunning, choose to pursue what happened to Flight 412 despite official cautions. They decide to locate a secret base and uncover the truth behind the missing crew and aircraft. Their pursuit marks the start of a risky counter-investigation.

Moore and Dunning uncover a secret base and confront SID leader Colonel Trottman. Trottman cites national security and blocks any release of information. A clash emerges between truth-seeking officers and a protective, opaque bureaucracy.

Captain Bishop tries to escape, but Trottman threatens retaliation against his crew. The pilots agree to accept a sanitized report to avoid harsher treatment. The confrontation reveals the pressure to conform to a false official narrative.

Dunning reveals he has also faced SID mistreatment from a prior incident, highlighting a pattern of harsh handling within the organization. This history fuels Moore's distrust of SID. Their resolve to uncover the truth grows stronger.

After their release, General Enright privately acknowledges that wreckage has been found, albeit minimally, and the pilots remain missing. He implies that wider truths are being suppressed to protect national security. The moment underscores the conflict between accountability and secrecy.

Moore continues pursuing the case despite official indifference and institutional pushback. He encounters a culture where cooperation is rewarded and dissent punished. The pursuit reveals the personal costs of challenging the system.

Four months later, the exercise is repeated with more oversight, and mysterious objects again appear with the same disappointing results. The repetitive pattern highlights the inertia of the cover-up. The pilots and investigators are left with unresolved questions.

After the second debrief, those who cooperate are promoted while others suffer professional consequences. Moore is denied multiple promotions and ultimately retires at the minimum retirement age. The film closes on a grim note about accountability and the costs of dissent.

The pilots remain missing and the broader questions linger unresolved. The narrative ends with a warning about government secrecy and the price of pursuing truth in the face of powerful interests.