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Pre‑Event Flights and Travel Around Utah (Claims)

Overview​

This Level_3 page summarizes claims about aircraft and travel activity in the days leading up to the UVU event, focusing on:

  • Egyptian military aircraft such as SU‑BTT,
  • The U.S. Army‑linked ISR jet N1098L, and
  • Private jet movements like N888KG.

These details come from flight‑tracking data (e.g., ADS‑B Exchange/Flightradar‑style sites), aviation‑spotter discussions, and commentary by media figures including Candace Owens and various online analysts. They are presented as claims about possible context, not as proof that any specific flight was part of a criminal plot.

For more technical treatment, see Planes and Planes, Drones, and “Real Killer” Operational Theories. For chronological framing, see Timeline and Timeline 2025.

Egyptian Air Force flights (claims)​

Open‑source aviation enthusiasts and citizen‑researchers have compiled logs and screenshots showing Egyptian Air Force aircraft operating in or around Utah during 2025:

  • SU‑BTT and related jets (claims):
    • Flight‑log compilations shared on X/Twitter and in YouTube videos indicate that SU‑BTT, a Gulfstream jet registered to the Egyptian Air Force, made trips to the United States, including a stop at or near Provo (PVU).
    • According to these compilations, SU‑BTT arrived around September 4, 2025, remained in the region through Charlie’s visit, and departed the U.S. around September 10–11. Other Egyptian jets (SU‑BND, SU‑BTU, SU‑BTV, SU‑BGM) are also said to have flown into Provo earlier in 2025.
    • These details are based on public flight‑tracking logs and aviation‑spotter commentary, not on official manifests or statements linking the flights to the UVU event.
  • Counter‑UAS/contractor narratives (claims):
    • Some X threads and interview segments reference unnamed sources at aircraft‑service providers (e.g., Duncan Aviation) who allegedly describe 4–6 passengers with Egyptian passports and “U.S. Department of Defense Liaison” badges and mention counter‑UAS (unmanned‑aircraft‑system) testing in the Provo area between September 4–10.
    • These accounts are anecdotal and have not been corroborated by public documentation.

These flights are used in pre‑event narratives to suggest that foreign military assets were in the vicinity before and during Charlie’s visit, but their actual purpose remains unproven in public records.

N1098L (HADES ISR jet) pre‑event activity (claims)​

The Bombardier Global 6500 N1098L, associated in defense reporting with the U.S. Army’s HADES (High Accuracy Detection & Exploitation System) program, also features in “before” discussions:

  • General role (as reported):
    • Defense outlets such as The War Zone have reported on the HADES program’s interest in air‑launched drones and high‑end ISR using Global 6500‑class business jets.
    • Public FAA and ADS‑B data link N1098L to LASAI Aviation II LLC, a contractor involved in special‑mission and ISR work.
  • Flight patterns around September 10 (claims):
    • As detailed in Timeline and Planes, citizen‑researchers assert that on September 10 N1098L flew at high altitude but conducted low‑altitude, low‑speed passes near Utah Lake and the UVU area, one before and one after the shooting.
    • Some threads also reference earlier flights in 2025, including routes to and from military installations, as part of a broader picture of HADES testing.

These claims are used to argue that U.S. ISR assets were active in the region around the time of the event, but there is no public official statement that N1098L was tasked in relation to Charlie or the UVU event.

Private jet N888KG and pre/post‑event movements (claims)​

Another recurring element in pre‑ and post‑event travel discussions is the private jet N888KG:

  • Evening departure and transponder behavior (claims):
    • Aviation‑tracking commentators, including YouTube channels that specialize in ADS‑B analysis, report that N888KG departed Provo Municipal Airport on the evening of September 10, flying generally southeast.
    • These reconstructions assert that the jet’s ADS‑B transponder was disabled mid‑flight for a period, causing it to disappear from public tracking before reappearing and eventually returning to PVU.
    • Disabling ADS‑B without special authorization can violate FAA rules, but public reporting has not shown any enforcement action or official explanation tied to this specific flight.
  • Speculative interpretations:
    • Some commentators suggest the dark segment could have allowed a remote drop‑off or rendezvous at a smaller airfield. Others caution that equipment issues or mis‑logged data can also produce tracking gaps.

As with the Egyptian flights, these details are contextual claims based on open‑source tracking, not proof of involvement in the crime.

How pre‑event travel claims fit into the “Before” section​

Within the Before and Timeline frameworks:

  • These flights are cited to show that unusual or high‑level aviation activity coincided with Charlie’s Utah trip, feeding theories of foreign or military‑grade involvement.
  • They also illustrate how open‑source flight‑tracking data can be used to build timelines, while reminding readers that correlation does not equal causation.
  • No official investigation has publicly identified any of these flights as part of an assassination plan.

Readers should therefore treat this page as a summary of claimed travel patterns and aircraft presence before the event, and cross‑check with more detailed technical and motive discussions in Planes, Motive, and Killer.