U.F.O at the Olympic Trials
Submitted by Chuck Adams on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 15:40.
Question: Is this a U.S. Army helicopter?
If it wasn't, can someone tell me what it was? I'd really like to know. It was circling over Hayward Field many times on July 4. It wasn't a TV news chopper, nor was it a tourist flight (not big enough). It looked like a recon-type chopper.
I believe it was Donald Rumsfeld searching for those WMD's.
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Submitted by Michael (not verified) on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 19:24.That's definitely just a toy remote-control helicopter. I had one like that when I was a wee boy. Bought it with my allowance at Kay-Bee Toys (saved for MONTHS). Didn't really do much other than go up and down, but I thought it was super cool.
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Submitted by Jef (not verified) on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 19:10.The helicopter was at least the size of a mid-size sedan and caused quite a noisy racket. And if it WAS a toy, then I'd think they'd postpone the Trials because somebody was piloting a remote-controlled aircraft right over Hayward Field.
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Submitted by Chuck Adams on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 20:58.This looks like an old Army Recon Chopper from the M.A.S.H. days of Korea...or a toy helicopter. Was it just hovering over the field?
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Submitted by Frank Brown (not verified) on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 14:21.That is a Robinson R-44, it is a piston powered 4 place helicopter. Someone was observing the activities from the sky just like you were on the ground. Military and law enforcement do not use these type of helicopters - they are mostly utilized by private business, training facilities and photographers.
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