Operation Ghost Corridor Leg 5

Leg 5 — LQMO → LBBG Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina → Burgas, Bulgaria

A long eastern penetration across the Balkans toward the Black Sea coastline and the strategic city of Burgas. The radar contact never locked fully. Whoever was tracking you was struggling to maintain visibility through the terrain masking. That bought time. Not safety. Crossing into Bulgaria, the geography changed dramatically. Valleys widened into rolling hills before collapsing again into dense mountain corridors. Soviet-era installations dotted the landscape below — rusting air defense sites left behind after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. The flight package identified several areas simply as: “Avoid illumination.” No explanation. No details. As night settled over the Black Sea region, electronic interference intensified. Navigation instruments flickered intermittently. Compass headings drifted by several degrees before correcting themselves. Intentional jamming. Someone knew the corridor existed. And they were hunting inside it.