[Scan-DC] NEST Helicopter over the Bay

[Andrew Leyden]

Was just overflown by a Bell helicopter (black/blue on the bottom, 
silver on the rest I believe) with two "torpedo" like pods on the 
side.

 From reading the list before, and taking a look at the DoE's website 
on NEST, I think it's a pretty safe bet this was one of the NEST 
radiation survey choppers.  It flew from the direction of Kent Island 
toward Chesapeake Beach, and then looped back around over about 
Prince Frederick and flew back toward the Wye River area on the 
Eastern Shore.

20 minutes later it came from Easton directly West over Chesapeake 
Beach and then turned somewhat North.  Haven't seen it since.

Will try to grab some NEST freq. and see if I hear anything.  One of 
their aerial monitoring birds I think....Couldn't get the 
numbers....Got a grainy pic with my digital camera I'll take a look 
at...nope--just confirms the make, but you can't really see the pods 
or the N number.


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