[Scan-DC] Interesting aircraft over Seven Corners

[Andrew Clegg]

I was at Wolf Trap and a helicopter flew over about that time, maybe a few 
minutes earlier. Quite loud though, which is why I remember it. I was in the 
enclosed area and didn't get a good look at it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lawson" <clawson at capaccess.org>
To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:52 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Interesting aircraft over Seven Corners


> At 22:30 on Friday, 2009-07-31, I spotted an unusual aircraft loitering
> above Seven Corners.  It was very slow-moving with a double set of bright
> (LED, probably) navigation lights (red/port, green/starboard--as typical
> for aircraft except for the doubled setup).  I could discern no planform
> even with 11x80 binoculars, but I could hear a faint engine sound that
> didn't quite conform to the typical aircraft noise I am used to hearing
> around these parts.  The aircraft did briefly flash a close-set pair of
> white (landing?) lights on the nose, but I couldn't spot any other
> details.  After a couple of minutes, it disappeared behind trees heading
> vaguely south.
>
> Did anyone else see it?  Are UAVs being operated in this area currently,
> to anyone's knowledge?  Did I miss notification of a NORAD exercise?
>
> Interesting.  No other air traffic was observed at the same time.
>
> --
> Charles Lawson <clawson at capaccess.org>
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