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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1260000 United States 06/05/2013 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The last possible explanation is that the radar detected what's know in the military world as "chaff". From what I've learned, chaff are particles sprayed by aircraft or from ships and are used to produce these false radar echoes in hopes of making missiles miss their targets. Usually chaff are made of aluminum which is designed to be invisible. It may be that the nearby arsenal dispersed the chaff into the air as a test to "hide" an aircraft. A Chinook helicopter was reported circling the area. Or the helicopter itself was spraying the chaff. I've heard officials at the arsenal were contacted but didn't confirm any of this. It's still a mystery, but interesting nonetheless! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1260000 United States 06/05/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The last possible explanation is that the radar detected what's know in the military world as "chaff". From what I've learned, chaff are particles sprayed by aircraft or from ships and are used to produce these false radar echoes in hopes of making missiles miss their targets. Usually chaff are made of aluminum which is designed to be invisible. It may be that the nearby arsenal dispersed the chaff into the air as a test to "hide" an aircraft. A Chinook helicopter was reported circling the area. Or the helicopter itself was spraying the chaff. I've heard officials at the arsenal were contacted but didn't confirm any of this. It's still a mystery, but interesting nonetheless! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1260000 This was taken from Nick Austin, Meteorologist / Reporter (wrcb.com) |
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