[Scan-DC] Mystery airplane over Takoma Park

[David Cohen]

9- after I read this, I see a report of a US Navy Poseidon aircraft that
was flying around downtown LA for 3 hours. Could be related?

On Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 07:23 Alan Henney via Scan-DC <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
wrote:

>
> Flying over Takoma Park -- over and over -- this afternoon and early
> evening was this airplane.  It flew a continuous circle following the same
> flight path (Takoma Park was the western edge).
> It's the classical FBI contractor, I assume.  Did we ever come to a
> conclusion as to what kind of surveillance they are conducting?
> Whenever I see a civilian aircraft fly overhead here I quickly consult my
> ADSB tracker (thanks Mike!) hoping to make an ID.  I find at least the
> civilian aircraft typically appear... but not this one.
>
>
> Did anybody, by chance, catch them on the aircraft radio?  I did not hear
> them on the helicopter channel, 134.35 (maybe too high for that?).  The
> plane was overhead roughly from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (at least).
> Thanks,Alan
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