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[[File:G80 - Spaceball - Special Detachment 1.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant [[Nancy Trent]] and Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] of Air Force Special Detachment One {{G80|Spaceball}}.]]
'''Air Force Special Detachment One''' is a project of the [[United States Air Force]] that deals with unexplained phenomena.  
'''Air Force Special Detachment One''' is a project of the [[United States Air Force]] that deals with unexplained phenomena.  


Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is the leader of this unit in 1980 {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}, but is later shot by [[Xaviar]] {{G80|Spaceball}} and is subsequently replaced by Colonel [[Briggs]] {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I}}.  
Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is the leader of this unit in 1980 {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}, but is later shot by [[Xaviar]] {{G80|Spaceball}} and is subsequently replaced by Colonel [[Briggs]] {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I}}.  


It is because of this project that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], [[Dillon]] and other Galacticans, including the [[Super Scouts]], are consistently interfered with and, consequently, have to avoid being both detected and captured.
It is because of this project that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], [[Dillon]] and other Galacticans, including the [[Super Scouts]], are consistently interfered with, and thus make efforts to avoid being both detected and captured.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* This detachment is inspired by the real [http://www.bluebookarchive.org/ Project Blue Book], which officially ended in January 1970, after it had been terminated in December 1969.  
* This detachment is inspired by the real [http://www.bluebookarchive.org/ Project Blue Book], which officially ended in January 1970, after it had been terminated in December 1969.  
* For reasons unknown, ABC required a [[Galactica 1980#Closing disclaimer|disclaimer]] to be shown on screen at the end of all episodes featuring the detachment.
* Owing to the inclusion of the United States Air Force, a [[Galactica 1980#Closing disclaimer|disclaimer]] is shown on screen at the end of all episodes featuring the detachment.


[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: Earth]]
[[Category: Earth]]
[[Category: 1980]]
[[Category: 1980]]

Latest revision as of 21:16, 15 October 2024

Lieutenant Nancy Trent and Colonel Jack Sydell of Air Force Special Detachment One (1980: "Spaceball").

Air Force Special Detachment One is a project of the United States Air Force that deals with unexplained phenomena.

Colonel Jack Sydell is the leader of this unit in 1980 (1980: "The Super Scouts, Part I"), but is later shot by Xaviar (1980: "Spaceball") and is subsequently replaced by Colonel Briggs (1980: "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I").

It is because of this project that Troy, Dillon and other Galacticans, including the Super Scouts, are consistently interfered with, and thus make efforts to avoid being both detected and captured.

Notes

  • This detachment is inspired by the real Project Blue Book, which officially ended in January 1970, after it had been terminated in December 1969.
  • Owing to the inclusion of the United States Air Force, a disclaimer is shown on screen at the end of all episodes featuring the detachment.
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