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Mysterious choppers swoop in for lunch
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | No comments posted.
Black helicopters have long been fodder for conspiracy theories and nervous curiosity. An Internet search for the phrase yields millions of references, many of them linked to the militia movement, the New World Order and even the legendary Area 51 of UFO lore.
But folks at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport say black helicopters spotted flying there this week were nothing ominous.
Don Richcreek, an operations agent for the airport, said two U.S. Navy H-60 helicopters stopped at the airport. He thinks they were conducting maneuvers and stopped for fuel, though he wasn't sure.
"They never tell us," Richcreek said.
Ryan Eberlein, a customer service representative for Coos Aviation, said the helicopters parked at the business, and naval personnel borrowed the company's courtesy car to go find lunch.
But folks at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport say black helicopters spotted flying there this week were nothing ominous.
Don Richcreek, an operations agent for the airport, said two U.S. Navy H-60 helicopters stopped at the airport. He thinks they were conducting maneuvers and stopped for fuel, though he wasn't sure.
"They never tell us," Richcreek said.
Ryan Eberlein, a customer service representative for Coos Aviation, said the helicopters parked at the business, and naval personnel borrowed the company's courtesy car to go find lunch.
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