While doing my tour of duty in the USRA during the Vietnam War era, I grew accustomed to the sound of the MEDIVAC UH-IEs (Hueys) helicopters, due to the fact that they were usually called in to pick up the wounded soldiers when someone called for assist on the radio. Helicopters were the best aircraft for rescue and extraction missions, and they remain so to this day. So back to our story
I GRABBED MY FIELD GLASSES (binoculars) and headed out onto the porch of our remote home in the woods. When the helicopter finally came over our home, it was no more than 20-feet from the ground, and passed right over my head. This helicopter was much different than the ones I remember in the military, and this particular copter is very different than your garden variery Huey. It looked like a UH-1E, but it was outfitted with some extraordinary gear (see image) This helicopter was very dark, almost black in the sun-light...but as I understand now, this is a special material, which is used to deflect radar...very stealth!
This helicopter stopped above the tree line, its nose pointing to the north-northeast. And it just hovered there for approximately 5 minuts. I went inside and called my friends at the FAA. First, they were told right up front that I was a reporter for UFO MAGAZINE so there wouldn't be any smoke and mirrors...I then informed them that I had seen what appeared to be a black, unmarked helicopter, flying below radar level hovering over my house. I then inquired as to what this helicopter was doing There reply was "It was probably some kind of experimental aircraft."
I learned to spot aircraft early in my days of UFO investigation, and I could tell you that I could not see any markings on this helicopter. I later learned that it was what many call a black-operative helicopter. Out of ignorance, I had originally thought it was unmarked, because there are not any visible markings that one can see with the unaided eye. (See Air Force images)
EX-ARMY OFFICERS CRITICIZE BLACK HELICOPTER PROGRAM
Recently-retired U.S. Army officers, one of them formerly assigned to the 160th Aviation Regiment, also known as "the Night Stalkers" disputed the USA Defense Department's claim that recent helicopter exercises are designed to train U.S. troops for deployment overseas. The disclosures were made to WorldNet Daily "by former Night Stalker Captain Jeff Norgrove." "'These aren't really military exercises,' Norgrove said. 'They are SWAT training. The Army will never admit that to you, but that's what it is.'" In March 1999, "Delta Force and the Night Stalkers were involved in a controversial exercise in Kingsville, Texas, where the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) used live ammunition and explosives to conduct their training." "Special Operations Command officials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina insist that only 'training ammunition' was used during the exercise in Kingsville and other American communities." "A number of retired military officers have come forward to insist that Army claims of the use of only training ammunition are untrue." "'They really think that we're so stupid that we can't figure this out,' Norgrove said." "Most of the Night Stalkers and the Delta Force troops, according to Norgrove...are young and not fully aware of what is going on." "'They just do what they are told,' Norgrove explained. 'It's exciting and the pay is very good.'" In addition, "a high-ranking retired Special Operations Command officer" told the Washington, D.C. weekly newspaper The Spotlight that "elite military units have been undertaking urban warfare training" across the USA "in preparation for assuming the duties of U.S. law enforcement." "The retired colonel confirmed for the first time that that the mysterious training engaged in by U.S. Army Special Forces and Delta Force, Navy SEALs, Marines Force Recon and U.S. Air Force Air Commandos is intended for domestic operations." "The Delta Force and Night Stalkers do not even wear standard military uniforms. Instead, just like any SWAT team, they are garbed in black uniforms, complete with black helmets and face shields. They also wear bulletproof body armor and are discharged from the Night Stalkers' helicopters wielding German-made Hechler and Koch 9mm submachine guns." "The maneuvers are always conducted at night. The helicopters are painted dark with a special paint that has a sandpaper texture, appears black and enables the aircraft to avoid radar. They are flown without lights by Night Stalker pilots utilizing night vision goggles. The helicopters bear no markings and can't be seen in the darkness."
BLACK HELICOPTER THUMBNAIL GALLERY
_____________________________ RESOURCES:PHOTO #1- CREDITS~ \981207mh60.jpg http://www.af.mil/photos/Dec1998/981207mh60.html "Special Operations Described, shows soldiers in action" MH-60G Pave Hawk Fast Rope U.S. Navy Photo by PO1 Stephen Batiz
(Source: see The Spotlight for September 25, 2000, "Military trained for police ops," page 6.) (FROM: UFO ROUNDUP, Volume 5 Number 39; Date: 9/28/00 AM webmaster@ufoinfo.com (John Hayes) Posted on behalf of Joseph Trainor.
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UFO ROUNDUP Volume 5, Number 39 September 28, 2000
(Editor: Joseph Trainor http://ufoinfo.com/roundup/ )
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