7 low flying, in formation aircraft seen over Bloomington, IL.
I was driving southbound on Towanda Ave, over the railroad bridge off of Ft. Jesse Rd. my son and I witnessed 7 black objects flying in formation about 1000 ft off the ground. They were flying from northwest to south east in a rapid manner.
At first, I thought they were Chinook helicopters as they routinely fly over head. However, being a 16 year vet of the Army, I've never seen Chinooks fly that fast and never in that close of formation.
Also, the profile seemed skinnier than that of a Chinook.
I heard no noise as is typical with Chinooks even at the distance, about a mile out, from my position. It could be drilling aviation unit, but I'm not certain that it was.
I was driving southbound on Towanda Ave, over the railroad bridge off of Ft. Jesse Rd. my son and I witnessed 7 black objects flying in formation about 1000 ft off the ground. They were flying from northwest to south east in a rapid manner.
At first, I thought they were Chinook helicopters as they routinely fly over head. However, being a 16 year vet of the Army, I've never seen Chinooks fly that fast and never in that close of formation.
Also, the profile seemed skinnier than that of a Chinook.
I heard no noise as is typical with Chinooks even at the distance, about a mile out, from my position. It could be drilling aviation unit, but I'm not certain that it was.
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Bloomington
USA
60 seconds
60 seconds
40.47
-88.99
formation
IL
Occurred : 9/12/2015 10:00 (Entered as : 09/12/15 10:00) Reported: 9/12/2015 8:41:57 AM 08:41 Posted: 9/17/2015 Location: Bloomington, IL Shape: Formation Duration: 60 seconds
7 low flying, in formation aircraft seen over Bloomington, IL.