Did you just see a UFO in SoWal??!

[Everytime]

Around the time many of you were posting of your Thursday night (3/18) sightings, I was on the porch here in Seagrove overlooking the beach. 2 helicopters flew over at a rather low altitude; I couldn't tell what they were becuase there was no moonlight, and the first chopper had no lights on whatsoever; I couldn't even see any instrument panel lighting; the second chopper was lit as usual. I couldn't make out what type they were; looked to be about the size of Chinooks but didn't quite sound like the double=prop sound I'm used to.

 

[Will B]

Around the time many of you were posting of your Thursday night (3/18) sightings, I was on the porch here in Seagrove overlooking the beach. 2 helicopters flew over at a rather low altitude; I couldn't tell what they were becuase there was no moonlight, and the first chopper had no lights on whatsoever; I couldn't even see any instrument panel lighting; the second chopper was lit as usual. I couldn't make out what type they were; looked to be about the size of Chinooks but didn't quite sound like the double=prop sound I'm used to.

The Air Force has quit flying the huge CH-53's out of Hurlburt. Those were their spooky ops helicopters...the pave low version. I've seen a lot more Osprey activity because they are the replacements. Those are the big V-22 tilt rotors. They are the new "spooky" transport. About the only other thing they would be using would be Blackhawks. Could it have been either of those? The Ospreys have a really unique sound.

 

[chrisserta]

My wife and I were all the way up on Hwy 90 and saw them to our south. I think it was some flare designed to hover. You could see smoke trails above them. Took a lot of pics and some video but you can't tell anything from them.

 

[Everytime]

The Air Force has quit flying the huge CH-53's out of Hurlburt. Those were their spooky ops helicopters...the pave low version. I've seen a lot more Osprey activity because they are the replacements. Those are the big V-22 tilt rotors. They are the new "spooky" transport. About the only other thing they would be using would be Blackhawks. Could it have been either of those? The Ospreys have a really unique sound.

Singinchicken, these were not Ospreys (although I did see two fly over Friday morning). I was in Eastern Lake later that afternoon and thought I saw a couple of CH-53s flying over, but they may have been Blackhawks; I briefly glanced at them as I was keeping an eye on my 4-year old; they seemed larger than Blackhawks, and I was thinking a US Nave CH-53 still flies over occasionally.

Back to the ones I saw at night, could they have been Chinooks from Ft. Rucker? Don't they fly routes along the shoreline occasionally?

 

[Will B]

Singinchicken, these were not Ospreys (although I did see two fly over Friday morning). I was in Eastern Lake later that afternoon and thought I saw a couple of CH-53s flying over, but they may have been Blackhawks; I briefly glanced at them as I was keeping an eye on my 4-year old; they seemed larger than Blackhawks, and I was thinking a US Nave CH-53 still flies over occasionally.

Back to the ones I saw at night, could they have been Chinooks from Ft. Rucker? Don't they fly routes along the shoreline occasionally?

The Navy does still fly the 53's, and you do see Chinooks (a lot, actually) along the beach.

 

[Everytime]

The Navy does still fly the 53's, and you do see Chinooks (a lot, actually) along the beach.

I'm thinking it was probably Chinooks from Ft. Rucker. I've seen some of their Apaches doing some type of target practice in the evening hours over some fields off of US 331 below Brantley, and I think it is their Hueys that we often see flying over the beach with crew checking out the "scenery." The 53s just about make the ground shake when they fly over.

 

[flipflopsgrill]

My family was visiting last year in Destin and about 30 of us saw the same thing...clear as could be on and off for about 10 minutes... it was really amazing...

Then last week a young family came into FlipFlops and said they saw it?

What is it?

Shea