Pilot: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is the Star Vessel Zeta Alpha 9, registration number “KLUMKLOOV” We are under hostile fire, repeat, under hostile fire. Location: Earth’s atmosphere, coordinates approximately …. static…. , over Ecuador. Experiencing critical systems failure and losing altit—”

(Transmission is abruptly cut off with static)

Earth Air Traffic Control (ATC): “Star Vessel Zeta Alpha 9, this is Earth Control. Please respond. We acknowledge your distress call. Squawk 7700. Can you provide your current status?”

(No response, just static)

ATC: “Star Vessel Zeta Alpha 9, if you can hear us, you are cleared for emergency descent. We are alerting all available response teams. Please provide your status update as soon as possible.”

(Continued static indicating a loss of communication)
