A Chinook helicopter just seemed to be randomly flying all over London today. It kept doing large circles from Greenwich to Westminster. It was funny because at one point I heard it go over head then a few seconds later Andrew Marr came up on the news and you could barely hear him talking due to the roar of this thing.
From my office near Canary Wharf I regularly see either 1 or 2 Chinooks flying up-river towards Westminster, following the line of the river. Today at 3.30pm its just the 1…
A few weeks ago a pair of Apache attack helicopters made the same journey. I gather that all non-emergency services helicopters must fly below a certain level and must follow the path of the river while inside london.
I never see them return, where are they going?
I work next to Black Friars Bridge and almost see a pair of chinhooks everyday flying down the river.
What are they doing….is this some sort of military exercise?
It’s clearly a secret government conspiracy.
I realise this topic is an old one now, but I was sharing my Chinook phobia with my work friends at lunch yesterday and one of them discovered this discussion.
In fact this very morning another friend was rudely awoken by three, yes three Chinooks going over her house at 6am
Who are they and what do they want?
Is it just me or does anybody else think they look like huge, ugly insects?
Well Claire it’s an old topic but it seems to keep running and running. As you can see we have had a few comments on here in the last 14 months and I have recieved numerous emails about it.
Tony Blair has been known to travel around in them before, if he’s in a hurry, so that’s my guess on the occasional random flights. I think the scheduled ones must be exercises or urgent deliveries of some kind be it people or cargo.
Chinook, Chinook,
You make me puke,
You’re so ugly,
Sometimes I can’t look,
When you fly over head,
I hide under my bed,
Chinook, Chinook,
You make me puke.
Blue Thunder or Airwolf – discuss.
Airwolf – every time!
Airwolf – purely because of the theme tune.
Any other helicopter based programmes tickle you pickle? I used to have a thing for TC’s chopper in Magnum PI?
I have to say Blue Thunder, purely for that bit in the movie where they go into quiet mode to spy on the woman in the apartment undressing. Now THAT is an appropriate and innovative use of military technology.
You wanky and bad man Fulcanelli!
I’ve lived in London all my life and I’ve never seen a chinook but I was blinded at birth when an otter urinated in my eyes. My assistent is typing this.
Make purve, not war. That’s what I (almost never) say.
Hubert, there are numerous medical advances that could help you out. As Philip Larkin once said, “a life without a chinook/is half a life.” The trouble is, people like you just won’t help themselves.
Yes you’re a lost cause Spume.
Imagine never to look/Upon a London chinook,
Never to turn your gaze/Upon it’s twin rotor’d malaise,
Never to be able to stare/At that floaty wonder up there,
that would just be/a little bit crap.
T. S. Eliot
That’s beautiful Fulcanelli.
A haiku:
Look at that up there
It’s like two helicopters
Have had chinookie
Nakamura Kusatao (1901–1983)
Not so beautiful Fulcanelli, much like the abomination itself.
There was a young lady called Claire,
Who hated strange things in the air,
When I said “oh, look,
is that a chinook?”
You know what? She just didn’t dare.
Fulcanelli 2006
Fulcanelli, Fulcanelli
Just sits around to watch the telly
Crumbs he really is quite smelly
It’s because he doesn’t wash
Fabienne ‘06
Fulcanelli, Fulcanelli,
Went out shopping to the Deli,
Came back home with cakes and jelly,
But at least he isn’t scared of heli
Copters.
What a shame to never see a chopper,
The beauty in life I’m destined to miss,
‘Twas because as a child I came a cropper,
With some misdirected otter’s piss.
Heed the warning of poor old Spume,
To visual charms, he is immune,
A cautionary tale, from that old rotter,
Of misadventure, with an otter.
Compassion is all that I can feel,
As I once had a run in with an eel,
He slid in one ear, then out the other
But revenge was mine, I ate his brother
With some mushy peas
Claire, youz illin’, wit yo rhymes,
Youz mos wick’d, all dem timez,
All dem haterz, they will see,
Now pull up yo knickers, and make a cuppa tea.
There was a young scrubber called Claire,
To whom aircraft were such a nightmare,
When ‘copters flew past,
Her heart would beat fast,
So she sucked off a tramp in despair.
I apologise that this makes little sense.
You’re lowering the tone with your filth Spume. A fear of Chinooks is legitimate. It’s called Nookiephobia.
There once was a girl with Nookiephobia,
Who spent all her time in Fitzrovia,
Chinooks made her panic,
she’d get a bit manic
And spill all her tea alloverher.
Big bad chopper go away,
Come back again another day,
Or rather don’t coz I hate you,
You make me wanna do a poo
Dear fellow Londoners?,
For some time now many of you have been wondering why Chinook and other helicopters have been flying over the Thames and other ares of London. I have no doubt that for many years I have been under surveillance, by these helicopters. First I want to make it clear that I have broken no laws nor am I a threat to national security. I have just sent an e-mail to the Sun newspaper, explaning the specific circumstances surounding these bizzare events, which have been going on now for at least three years!
I have also been followed many times by people on the streets of London.
What is so strange about all of this is that there are also several wall socket transmitters in every room of my flat that were installed by electrical contractors about two years ago. In additon to these there are small closed-circuit tv cameras that have been inserted into the cavity of my walls in every room, which I have had officially confirmed by a professional technician.
I have written to everyone in the government, to try and find out what exactly is going on here. However, this government have been keeping quiet about this for many years now.
I also believe in addition to the bugging devices, there have been two sets of people who moved into the flat below me who have been systematically banging up at me and waking me up between 2:30am & 6:30am for over a thousand days. I can’t beleive that all that banging, the bugging devices the helicopter surveillance is just sheer coincidence. I can only assume the reasons for the banging is because the intelligence services want me out of my flat so they can search it secretly for something. What exactly they would be looking for, I have no idea!!
I’ve lost count the amount of times different, (mostly black helicopters) have been flying around Tabard Gardens Estate, where I live. Tabard Gardens is just a short walk to London Bridge which I have walked over many times and Blackfriars Bridge as well, and sure enough a helicopter is buzzing close by me. Every night like clockwork a helicopter and other small objects (which I cannot identify) have been flying around Tabard Park SE1, every night now for over three years.
These smaller objects (which are silent) are just giving off a faint pulsating light. They circle the park, practically every night, sometimes with a black helicopter close by.
I know that all of this sounds odd, but I swear on my mothers spirit that all what I have told you is true.
The Government will not confirm nor deny whether an individual is under surveillance or not. A classic catch-22 situation!!
I am as sure as I can be that the various Home Secretaries have issued warrants against me to the intelligence services.
How these helicopters know exactly where I am, whatever part of London I may be in, I have no idea.
I am sending this e-mail to all of you for what it is worth. I was looking through the internet and saw various e-mails regarding these military and other types of helicopters flying over the Thames, which sound exactly like the ones that have been keeping me under surveillance for so long.
I don’t know what any of you will make of all of this, but perhaps you would like to e-mail me and offer some suggestions on how I can solve this rather tricky problem.
I will await your earliest reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Tony Skortou
I hope you’re not mocking us Mr Skortou? This is a serious site where people have chosen to share their thoughts and poetry.
Keep your damn mouth shut about this, Skortou.
I’m sorry, I was joking, the whole thing’s a lie, forget everything I said.
That last comment was not by the “real” Mr Skortou but by the same person as Dr X.
That last comment was not made by the ‘real’ John Griffin but by the same person as Fulcanelli.
*stands up*
I’m Sparticus.
OK enough’s enough! I am honestly scared of Chinooks though. Thanks for your time John.
No, I’m Spartacus. (note how I can spell my name, Fulcanelli)
Dear fellow Londoners?
I have been reading some of your replies on the web site.
Some of you believe, I have just made it all up, or you just don’t believe me at all!!!
I can assure you that everything I stated in my e-mail; 12th June 2006, is true. (stranger things have happened!)
To Clair; I can assure you I am not mocking anyone. I would not waste my time. I swear on my mother’s spirit that everything I have related to all of you is true.
As for Doctor X. If that is a genuine threat, forget it buddy, I’m immune!!!
As for Mr fulcanelli. I just wonder how many brain cells he has inside that empty bonce of his.
Just keep watching the skies. Throughout any given day you will see all sorts of different types of military helicopters flying over the Thames and other areas of London .
Now, that may not be curious in itself. However, when these same helicopters (with very bright searchlights on their front) have been flying around my estate, practically every night and with other smaller objects (that have been giving off a faint pulsating light) that I cannot identify, then there is definitely something very odd that has been going on around the skies of my area, for at least three years now!!
Something very strange has indeed been happening to me as well as over the skies of London for some time now.
It would be interesting to find out exactly where these helicopters and other aircraft are coming from! Perhaps the Docklands Light Airport?
I’ll keep in touch.
The Real Tony Skortou!!!
fellow londoners.
yesterday I was in chelsea, next to the chelsea embankment.
As I looked up what i saw astonished me. I saw a jet black Apache attack helicopter flying east above the river. I was fortunate to have my digital camera with me and took a picture of said helicopter. The apache helicopter had no markings on it and blacked out canopy. the front mounted cannon was clearly visable. The Apache was the longbow variant with the sensor array on top of the rotors. I was in the army for many years so I could easily Identify this helicopter. the strange thing is my camera malfunctioned after taking the picture!!! It now doesn’t work. how strange? well not really because the helicopter can send an EMP burst in the direction that it senses from whereit has been locked on by infra red, which is what my camera did!
I live not that far from Battersea heliport. and I see Chinooks every day and have many pictures of them fly up and down the river! they frequently land at the battersea heliport. What we have to do is start asking why these military helicopters are flying over central london? for what purpose? chinooks arn’t that bad they are proberbly transporting The SAS or something like that. But Jet Black Apache Attack helicopters with no makings thats something else!!!! contact your MP’s and demand an answer. I will keep watching the sky and documenting this on film to present to my MP.
There is something sinister about this that needs to be looked into more closely.
Good luck to everyone.
max
Dear All!
Just seen another Chinook over to the south and west of Canary Wharf, Googled in “chinooks over canary wharf” and found this wonderful blog history. It doesn’t answer what I need to know.
These chinooks come and disappear. Living and working in Poplar I often see them and then also hear them at night. There’s a shortage of them in Afghanistan I heard the other day, so are they training for missions there?
tom
Did anyone see the lights in the sky last night 1/2/2007 over north london they had a helicopter escort, there was about 16 orange orbs.
Today, I saw three apache helicopters flying in a linear formation over Greenwich park. As Max Reid said above They had no markings on them and blacked out canopy’s. It seemed really odd to me as military copters usually have visible markings. Has the Met Police acquired new capabilities? I look forward to your replies…
More apache helicopters again today, flying up the thames.
I wonder, have the escalating problems with Iran got anything to do with it?
Hi there
I work in an office at London Bridge. Everyday there are various military helicopters go past my window. Usually chinooks (erk) but the past couple of days they have been Apache helicopters. I’m thinking, are they being rented out for filming movies or are the military just rushing back to base for tea and buns at lunchtime?
answers on a spangly type postcard
Chris
Well yesterday at 10:39pm I was driving around Cefyn Bryn on Gower, near Swansea and 2 Chinooks flew over me. They were completly blacked out, low and fast.
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As for their reasons for being there… they are doing SAS training in Brecon around this time, so maybe they are from there, or at least to do with that…
One of them had a single green light. I dont know if its a coinsidence, but I also saw 4 police cars around Horton and Rhossilli… very strange night
Just wanted to share
Noisy Chinook over De Beauvoir town, N1. this safto.
How do they get permission.
V noisy chinook flying very low over SE12 at about 7pm this evening. What’s that all about?
This is also going on in Yuba City, California , US. There is something very strange going on.
just saw a chinook over wapping, then found this site… strange…
to Willow if you still around. I just tonight, 10/8/ 07, around 12;15 saw several reddish orangeish globes drifting really slow in North west of London area. There were maybe seven/eight of them and they looked a bit like the plough constellation a bit cock-eyed when I first seen them, then they drift up like they are coming closer and one by one they fade out. Not aircraft lights, and no helicopter escort unless he is invisible with big silencers ! Dont know what the things were, but interesting. Anybody else see my globes tonight? Aidan.
Many individuals on your website have been giving various accounts of different types of helicopters seen over London these past few years, especially black helicopters, that have no markings on them whatsoever.
These black helicopters are usually seen in the same vicinity as other strange objects (UFO’s), as some of you have been writing about for some time now.
I have also been seeing these same black helicopters and strange circular objects in the skies over London as well.
I have read many UFO reports from various individuals in Great Britain and other countries, especially from the United States. These black unmarked helicopters have been observed many times in the same vicinity as unusual aerial objects.
According to a number of UFO researchers these black helicopters are from some US military intelligence service known as MKULTRA. As their very name suggest, MKULTRA are an ultra secret military intelligence division, their members recruited by the CIA.
On the advice given to President Truman by he’s military advisors, MKULTRA came into existence, sometime in 1954. Since 1954, MKULTRA have been extensively involved in; the paranormal, mind bending drugs and the UFO phenomenon.
However, exactly what these black helicopters are doing flying over London along with other strange unidentified flying objects is any ones guess. Whatever the specific reasons, these black helicopters are flying (sometimes very low over specific London sites) I have no idea, though, it must be extremely important to the military command.
Does anyone else have any other thoughts on these strange occurrences that are going on above the skies of London?
Keep watching the skies!!!!
Mark.
just for your information the chinooks come from the WATFORD AREA of Hertfordshire reglarly each week,sometimes 2 or 3 and some have
some have U.S.NAVY on them and they go back and forth to Northolt mil airfield…..they originate from Welham Green near Potters Bar Hertfordshire and thats all i can say ……..
what’s going on – 5 of them just flew over our offices – sea containers house – the one next to southwark bridge with the big gold balls on the roof. are we at war?
Just been watching these from my office at the london studios.
They were all flying in a line, but snaking in and out in a sort of S shape way.
Very odd, they didn’t seem to be in any kind of hurry to get anywhere.
I used to work at Sea Containers House Sarah
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Hey Sarah L I just spotted (heard) those, I work right next to Southwark bridge.
5 large grey army helicopters in a line formation, heading towards london bridge along the river. Something large flew over a minute or so before, but i didn’t see what it was.
I sometimes see Chinooks fly over as well.
Conspiracy!!
I believe the 5 flying over the Thames today (and looping over London Bridge) were MH 53s…didn’t spot any markings so its possible they were flying over the DSEI arms fair at Excel in the docklands…
very strange! they did two circles and then disappeared. it caused a bit of debate in the office – “not they’re not chinooks” “ooh they could be sea kings” “they’re linxes”. Well to me, they were helicopters. Too many geeks in this office.
Sea containers = the building that should be a hotel! Nice view on the river though!
i saw those 5 as well today! they were massive!
it looked like some movie, very sureal.
Hello,
I saw those helicopters today, i was on the 12th floor of St Thomas’ Hospital, it was quite eeerie. I thought ten had gone past, I didn’t realise they did a loop….most bizarre!
As someone said before, I’m In the Sketty area of Swansea & I constantly see and hear this single Chinook flying overhead. Swansea has an old World War airport based here but thats about it for private flights.
Very small runway.., yet.
Boeing 727, 747’s etc go Extremely low over my house, the door shakes the noise is incredible. You can work out the bolts and landing hear etc on the base of the jet. They shouldn’t even be aloud to land here..
Anyway, Chinook’s, I just came across this thread because I’m trying to work on Chinook’s in a film, you’re right it is Eerie anyone seen ‘Right At You’re Door’
I love seeing them and wish I could more often. I think I’m changing into a plane spotter!
this link is awesome………
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ytUv9rmC3nE&mode=related&search=
I work close to the Tate Modern. Today I’ve seen a Chinook circling around, and two Apache helicopters which flew right over my office really low. They looked loaded, but not knowing much about them, couldn’t tell if they’re only fuel containers.
That’s the 3rd time I’ve seen Apaches in the last two months, and I see Chinooks a bit more regularly, sometimes in pairs. It’s quite nice seeing these regularly, used to enjoy watching them at ait festivals as a kid with my old man.
3 am monday morning large military helicopter flying over
our house in Baldock, very low for 25 minutes. not the first time
we must be a night training area.
Routine stuff methinks. Military racking up flying hours. There are plenty of military centres in London, so I am afraid your conspiracies are tosh. Chinooks also go over the parks ie Richmond and Wimbledon Common on their way into and out of London several times a week. Sometimes they do have no nav lights on though……..
er?
Take a look at the following page and you can see that the RAF are quite happy to publish flight details from their base in Odiham Hampshire(though maybe not all of them!).
Living in Epsom I can see them flying to London, sometimes in pairs but mostly singulary and more or less every day.
Like most helicopters flying into London, they fly quite low and follow a route that takes them above some of the larger parks in SW london, just in case they crash!
One of their main trips is to the Woolwich Barracks in South East
London dropping of troops etc.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/RAFodiham/flyinginfo/
Wonder if it’s anything to do with Endgame,
nah, Our Military I trust,
My Government I have serious doubts about.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4943675105275097719
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2006/200906terrorstorm.htm
Dear Folks,
Saw three…..yes, three Chinook helicopters flying around Tabard Gardens Estate, SE1 on the 8th April 2008! What on earth is going on?
I have never seen so much helicopter activity over London and especially the south-east. Perhaps it is to do with the recent spate of UFO activity that has been reported by a number of Londoners in the past few years?
Keep watching the skies folks, there is something really odd going on over the skies of London.
Yours Sincerely,
Mark Snow
I reckon chinny’s right. We have then flying over our offices in Teddington a few times per week, usually Chinooks but sometimes Apaches and maybe other bits & pieces (flightpath differs – usually in the middle distance but today right over my head).
Check his link – you can see where they’re going…
Apache sited today East of Waterloo bridge approached bridge at approx 700′ before turning back. All black, no markings. Single Chinook came down river approx 5 minutes later
I just found this site today. A few weeks ago (would have been the 20th of May I think) I was in Shoreditch and saw one of these Chinooks fly slowly west to east, just south of old street, and drop 2 banners with no markings. It then flew straight over the building I was in and made a loop back around and over the spot where it had dropped the banners. It went off north. Ten minutes later it came back from the north and continued again on the identical west to east path straight towards me. This time it dropped 5 parachuters out, just as it got over my building. The parachuters were dressed in black or very dark clothing and released a trail of red smoke behind each of them. They must have landed within 500 yards to the west of Shoreditch High St. I really don’t think those guys are looking for ufos as some have suggested. Seems more like paramilitary urban training, to be directed at us civilians in some near future… Anyone else see them or seen them?
20th june 2008, around 11pm. standing outside my building near liverpool street, a large helecopter (puma i think) flew over head at a very low height making its way towards the east end,i thought this was strange as the helicopter had no undercarrage lights on, i then went onto the roof of my building to see if i can find out wher it went. when i got to the roof i noticed that the helicopter had risen to a high altitude and doubled back towards the west, over st pauls area, i could barly make out the helicopter as it was still in darkness, then from the darkend helicopter i saw at least 8 parachutist jump out.
Well, i live in chelsea (no surpise there then?) I have a fantastic view of the river looking towards the west in sight of the helicopter pad in Battersea.
Chinooks have been around for some years with their ‘shake the chandeliers’ kind of disturbance as they go by. They really are quite ominous things and the sight and noise creates a feeling of anxiety. What I am trying to say is that they are noisy bastards and I don’t like them! They’re just a bit too creepy.
Only this year I have noticed these Apache military helicopters. They are around a lot. The only ‘official reason’ I can see for there being here is ensuring the path is clear and safe for certain ‘dignitaries’ (another word for blood sucking, murdering, lying toe rags). The Apache (so we are told) are the most sophisticated helicopter in the sky – built to encompass large amounts of data and discern enemy threats for group engagements as well as safeguard it’s own safety. A serious intelligence gathering machine.
These black helicopters covertly depositing para’s over the capital is scary stuff but no more scary than the kinds of things our governments are up to anyway – courteousy of Chomsky and Alex Jones.
Does anyone know of any deep underground facilities in London like that in Denver airport ? As part of a Continuance Of Government (COG) like initiave as in the US?
I Live a couple hundred yards from Battersea Heliport so constantly here and see helicopters taking off, landing and circling. I have notice a build up Chinooks in the last few years also. I saw one land and take of today (shook got the camphone out) these things are scary close up. I had a look at the heliports webiste and they point out that on some ’special event days’ (F1 racing days in the UK, Royal Ascot etc) there’s increased helicopter activity over London. We’re in the middle of Wimbledon right now so it may be that some royals use Chinooks to get about.
its due to a pole shift london wake up b4 its to late i use to work goverment communication and the build up in helies as we call is due to the fact our goverment is expecting something to happen in the next 4 years what there expecting i was never told just a major flood is due and thats the least of our worries
I’m wondering if anybody out there can help.
I live in Eltham and have a terrific view of the London skyline. I’ve seen all different types of military helicopters like the Puma. Lynx, Gazelle, Merlin, plenty of Chinooks and on one occasion a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt turning over Canery Whalf.
I herd a helicopter on Saturday (28 June 2008) late morning, look at of my bedroom window and saw an Apache very low. I saw the helicopter go down as in landing. would any-one have idea where it landed.
Hello,
I live in Hertford, Herts and a chinook flew over 30mins ago going north and has just returned southwards towards London.
I keep seeing/hearing them and googled “chinook over hertfordshire” to try and find out what they are up to, I still have no idea what they are doing but at least I now know…
Compassion is all that I can feel,
As I once had a run in with an eel,
He slid in one ear, then out the other
But revenge was mine, I ate his brother
With some mushy peas..
Thanks google
Just saw a Chinook over temple/chancery lane/fleet street (so down by the river… It circled around a couple of times banking quite sharply. I’ve seen them a few times – you can always hear when it’s a chinook!
That same Chinook must have flown over from the river and out towards the east as it flow over my area (Wanstead) at about 12:20 – 12:25
What are they upto?
I often see chinooks from my office window. I think they’re used for flying to and from places. I can also see boats and cars. I recently saw somebody pushing a bicycle. None of this strikes me as interesting.
Spume, old boy – has there been a miraculous recovery from your unfortunate contretemps with the otter?
Praise the Lord!
By the way, harking back to the Blue Thunder/Air Wolf debate… bet none of you youngsters remember N975B, flown by the Whirlibirds?
Ah yes, my blindness, it had momentarily slipped my mind. When I say I ’saw’ chinooks, what I mean is I ‘heard’ them. This is how we, the blind, speak. There’s a sort of slang in our community.
this is the best thing i’ve found in ages!!! what was that Tony Skorr on about “im immune” hahaha whatever mate!
anyway another siting today over London Town
I saw on fly over my house and then land somewhere in the camberwell/brixton/denmark hill area. It was on the ground for bit and then off it went again, couldn’t see exactly where it landed… hmmmmm?
Just had a chinook flying so low over my house that I thought the window panes would fall out. Location is Loghborough junction in South London. It then descended over an area that from direction and distance could only have been Ruskin Park (Def. NOT the Hospital, too far east). It surfaced again shortly after and left in a westerly direction. Seems v. similar to what Huebert wrote.
So, what are they doing?! Practicing? Dropping off people? Who? Why?There’s not much to do/load off in Ruskin Park? Those things must cost a fortune to run, no? And imagine an accident over buildt up London? Very bad press. I’m sure there’s a mundane answer, but nobody really has offered a completely satisfactory one yet…?
I just read that having a Chinook in the air for an hour costs around £15′000. So they must have good reason for doing so. Clocking up flight hours…?
Maybe they’ve got a load of Air Miles from buying the Queen Mother’s gin from Tescos?
I was at the Eastbourne Airshow on Saturday and spoke to the Blue Eagles (Army Air Corps) and they said its not them but it may be they need to follow a flight path over the Thames to check its still in order
I saw 2 together the other day and one today… im pretty sure I saw an Apache the other day too
Great stuff!
To check the Thames is still in order? What might happen to it? Could gypsies run off with it?
Well, you never know!
There is a heli hovering over the Thames now…
And the Chinook just went over too
Over here in the US I rarely see military helecopters….but of course It’s a big Country and bases are few and far between. But Lately I’ve seen Chinooks and Blackhawks flying to and from a small civil airport near my home.
They’re just training missions I guess. But what I don’t understand is so many of you posters think the Chinook is UGLY!? WHAT? It is one of the coolest looking choppers in the air. Bad-ass in my opinion. As a sky diver, I would love to jump from one someday….
OH, one more thing- the Chinook is actually quiet compared to many civil choppers.
I live in enfield. Everyday without fail, we have at least 1 chinook helicaopter go overhead, sometimes as many as 5 in 1 minute. A few days ago we had a blackhawk go over head, very low. Two military jets flew over at about 10,000 ft and we’ve had a multitude of other types of militry machinery go by. They have all been ear shatteringly low. There has also been a lot of police helicopter activity; cicling daily over a particular area near the M25.
It seems that the flights that you are all seeing and hearing originate near us. Are we at war, preparing for war or just hoping for it?
The nearest bases are in huntington, cambridgeshire…. so where ARE they going, and why so much activity?
What happened to londons no-fly-zones?
This has been going on since March so I doubt its an exercise and if it is, an exercise in what?!?
What ever the answer I wish they would fly higher or put cotton wool on the blades for a quieter approach
A Chinook flew over the London Bridge Area at 13:20 today, I was actually outside and managed to catch it on film on my camera
This morning at about 1AM, I filmed a helicopter which I’ve spotted hovering in circles over my area at least three times. Although it had lights I couldn’t make it out at all – I think it may be one of these black choppers of which you speak. What I find unnerving is the fact that when I looked outside my window with my camera (trying to hide), it started doing manouvres around the back of my house and when I carried on filming it flew away. I think it may have to do with information I’ve been receiving on blak ops and shadow governments.
What the heck is going on?
I’d like to see the film you made of your chopper last night. Can you post it online and then I can compare it to my chopper.
I’ve just seen the chinook nearly collide with a small airplane over the city of london, they flew dangerously close!
Just flown down the river again at 3:00pm.
Seems to be doing it more frequently these days.
I guess Tony Skortou is on a boat!
I just see it too, I am near London Bridge
There used to be 2 that flew other and the odd Apache too
As someone else pointed out… http://www.raf.mod.uk/RAFodiham/flyinginfo/trainingneed.cfm
We see them all the time down here in Greenwich when they turn around, having followed the bends of the Thames.
My boss used to be in the Navy and was a helicopter winch operator in the Falklands. He says it’s just essential training too, they follow the river because at such a low height with a piece of machinery like that, you need to be in a position to bail without collateral damage.
He’s also said though, that there is bound to be a team of 18 or so SAS armed to the teeth ready to be deployed at short notice for any suspected terrorist incident on the ground in Central.
Believe what you want to…
Herbert, I’ll try post it on youtube for you soon although you will hardly be able to see anything. I will record again when it comes back. It was hovering back and forth around South Wimbledon from 1:30AM till at least 8:00 AM this morning. Now what could be the reason for that!? I was sleeping at the time but recorded the sound of it and some other rather concerning sounds which I can’t explain. All I can say is they didn’t sound normal… bleeps and cracks and little digital sounds. A strange sounding voice at one moment (doesn’t even sound human). A melody of cracks, like they were being tapped out almost. A hiss at one point, other creaking sounds which don’t happen in my room other than if you walk on the floorboard… All in one night, with a copter in the background almost constantly.
I will try put all the clips together and upload them somewhere for you to have a listen. It’s weird man, seriously weird. I had no equipment other than my camera turned on at that time. I left my window open and could clearly hear that copter all morning.
I have just seen a pair of Chinooks fly over my office in the barbican heading west, anyone know what they were upto?
I think they were up to about 80mph
I saw them again near London Bridge and my partner saw and heard them in Holborn
They havent flown as a pair for ages
They were heading towards Battersea
Is that a haiku?
I work in a Government office in central London and we see Chinooks fly past on a daily basis. In fact, today Tuesday 21 October, just before 10.00am, we saw a pair of Chinooks fly by closely followed by a pair of Black Apache helicopters.
Even though I work for the Government, unfortunately I have no information on the purpose of these flights.
I saw the 2 Apache helicopters flying over Lewisham this morning, then went over Blackheath, finally heading towards Canary Wharf. Then the Chinook pair mentioned in the post above, headed over Greenwich, then over Blackheath.
It does seem that when these military helicopters fly from west to east, they seem to hold over Blackheath, before heading towards Canary Wharf, this seems to be due to aircraft taking off from London City, as once the path is clear, the helicopters fly off.
I have also seen Merlins landing in Woolwich recently.
I do not buy into the whole conspiracy theory concept with these flights. Chinooks have been flying in & out of the city for years, dropping off VIPs/data etc. Personally it facinates me more than worries me seeing these flights over London.
Some people have commented with regards to a potential accident caused by these flights, these flights are usually about 4 a day, compare these to the hundereds of civil aircraft movements over london every day, 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year. If i were them, i would be more worried about one of those aircraft falling out of the sky.
Also, the black Apache helicopters are the standard colour scheme for these army aircraft.
I don’t believe you.
OK. I was driving to work this morning and saw four rather strange looking contrails in the sky and thought ” I’m going to look this up on google and see what that was all about ” – which is fine. But then I came across you lot and have now spent about 20 mins reading this thread! I loved your poems about the chinooks : )
I saw a Chinook over London Bridge this morning. Its obviously Wills popping down the newsagent for a copy of The Sun and a pint of milk.
Funny, I thought he used the 747 for his milk run?
What?
who ?
How much?
and when ?
I live in Fulham and saw for the first time x3 Chinooks flying over this afternoon – Chinooks & Blacked out Apaches fly over regularly and less often Blackhawks & Sik Superstallion things (they look even larger than a Chinook) – everyone has overlooked the obvious answer that it is either Harry or Wils burning up some air hours or off on a jolly with pals!
I had hoped to get a propper answer as to a reason for the Apaches from a mate who was about to start training to fly them – but he’s disappeared – the conspiracy continues!!! As for Chinooks, Woolwich barracks & previously Chelsea barracks is the answer
I saw three today too – probably the same three that Rob saw.
These were large twin rotor choppers – I’m not into aircraft so dont know what type.
At the time I was talking with someone on my mobile phone but I was just about able to get my digicam out and take a photo before they disappeared out of sight.
They were flying due south, more or less directly over Blackhorse Road Railway station in north-east London.
They can be seen at this link
http://citytransport.info/special/BlackChoppers.jpg
Simon
I couldn’t get the link to work so I typed black choppers into google image search and got something else entirely.
Herbert,
It might be that where you are has some kind of filtering, or your web browser does not see this as a clickable link – did you try copying the link and then pasting it into a new web browser window?
Simon
The un mistakeable rumble of chinook just went over the office, did a circuit of St Pauls and headed off towards moorgate! anyone else up that end of town see anything!
I’m in Moorgate right now but I’ve heard nothing, although this is not unusual as I work in a basement office 40 feet below street level with only a picture of a window stuck to the wall. If it comes back, let me know and I’ll make a dash up the ladder.
Oh Hubert you card you.
*Herbert* – I do apologise : )
Don’t worry, I’m completely illiterate so I didn’t spot the mistake.
Oh, that’s a releef.
Saw x3 Merlins (that is a heli not a wizard) over the city on Friday.
With the shortage of equipment in the various theatres, got to wonder what so many are doing around london?
just saw 3 x chinooks flying past temple! Work in Chancery lane and see at least 1 every day. Every so often see Apaches and also the Merlins. Sometimes a Chinook will fly down the river, do a couple of big loops over temple and head back again. I’m a bit of a nerd so love it! Waiting for them to start shooting up speeding drivers on embankment or something.
Waiting for them to start shooting up speeding drivers on embankment or something
!!!
My time could be limited!!
Have just seen a chinook, with rear door open and someone clearly standing on the back door/platform – what a cool job!
I live in a high rise in leyton and have just seen a chopper go past my window right by me and when i looked in i looked at the driver who was my dad who i have not seen for a while
Just saw one, googled, found this blog. I am scared of them, take them away from the Themes! Any luck with your MP anyone?
Yeah, they are scary – and misplaced along the Thames too! Mind you… they do prove for an exciting conspiracy! What do you mean; any luck with your MP ???
Andrew
Andrew, someone above wanted to report this to their MP and demand explanations. Have they succeeded?
Ah I see! I don’t think an MP would give that much away anyway?!I thought the suggestion that maybe they were transporting the Royals was quite feasible!
Maybe we should ask Herbert… What do you think Herbert ? Anymore sightings when you’ve not been in your basement ?!
Thank you for your concern. Unfortunately I was snowed in two weeks ago and have only just managed to free myself. My food supplies ran out within the first four minutes and so I was forced to gnaw both my legs off to survive. As you can imagine this has had quite an impact on my mobility and I now view various forms of transport from a different perspective. Bar the space rocket I consider the chinook the pinnacle of human achievement when it comes to moving people around and I won’t hear another word said against it.
My dad feels the same
It’s a small world.
Just saw one go over my office. The office is next to Tower Bridge and I’d say most days we get at least two flying directly overhead. For the most part they’re heading West but occasionally we see them go the other way. I think about a month ago one just kept circling and circling over towards Bank.
I’m not sure what the purpose is because it happens too often and consistently to be one-offs but equally where the hell are they going and why?
I will email my MP but given he’s the guy who proposed ID cards to parliament I’ll probably be in jail tomorrow after being extraordinarily renditioned by chinook.
I live in Faversham which isn’t remotely London but there’s a Chinook keeps circling down here too – has been all evening.
Bring on the trumpets!
Less about chinooks, more about the glorious weather!!
too right – great flying weather, if a bit windy for a chinook, although the one I have just seen, seemed to cope
Just a thought – along the lines of chaos theory, butterly wings, etc – could the chinnok single handedly be responsible for climate change?
More than likely. Do you think if they flew upside down they could reverse the effects?
Herbert; you’re onto something…
and as for apaches (just two heading East into town) – just wish they would play ride of the Valkrie as they fly to complete the effect
Oh Really !!!!!!
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/4199061.EPPING__Helicopter_sightings_explained_/
Could this be the end of this thread ???
What’s this? What’s happened?
(good work spume)
Spooks
Still over London at 19.20… getting ready for this week..
Somebody removed the thread?
Feck you Illuminati SOBs!!!
If you look just below this comment there’s a link saying ‘older comments’
Fixed it
Sitting at work in Enfield and we just had 17, yes 17 helicopters go over our offices. I hope this is our brave troops coming back from Iraq
I saw them too! I live beside the tate modern and hearing the uproar, looked out my window to see all 17, passing single file, followed by a smaller one a couple minutes later. Maybe it is the troops from Iraq…that would be kind of awesome, actually.
Blimey they did look impressive, I especially liked the Merlin with a huge Ace of Clubs on the underside, the sea king in what was possibly arctic camo also looked pretty cool.
Lots of activity also earlier today with Merlins flying over – they sound really weird when they fly overhead with a high pitched whistle
Damn… note to self must by helicopter spotters guide.. beats trains
Hi i see this today
Can anyone let me know what this was for?
Thanks
I see them go over tower bridge
I work in the Gherkin and just saw four go past in single file at roughly the same level as the office. Wish I got a photo.
Navy flypast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8037993.stm
i live in hoddesdon hertfordshire and keep see chinooks flighing over in last 2 months ive counted 10 can any one help…. seems to me like we are building up arms 4 a war or something????????
Just seen 3 pass over my house in East London near Canary Wharf! What is going on?? They give me the heeby geebys! Seems like we are gearing up for something very big becuase last week we saw 10 in formation pass over the house.
Should we be scared?
I’ve now been seeing one pretending to be police ??
How do you know it was pretending to be police??
It hovered a lot and shone a Nitesun on my house for about 10 mins. on Monday and then went away – only Police usually do this.
Police usually shine a Nitesun on your house for 10 minutes on Monday? What do you get up to on Mondays?
Like some others above I live in Teddington and have always wondered why there are so many helicopters flying over here and in particular where the Chinooks are heading. Found some info here:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1346/LondonHelicopterChart.pdf
Helicopter ‘corridoor’ routes around London. They were designed to maximise the time they spend over open spaces or the Thames in case of engine problems.
Since the advent of twin-engined copters like these Chinooks, these can stray away from these set paths – probably because they are far safer and can still land when one of the two engines fails.
http://www.londonheliport.co.uk/page_environmental.asp
Now I’ve typed all this bumf out I realise it doesn’t answer the original question but I still found it interesting about the designated routes!
Hi, Iv just stumbled on this thread how comes no-one has added anything to this since May 2009? I live in Hoddesdon and can clealy see the flightpath down to London (can see canary wharf from our house) last night we had a VERY strange occurance with black helicopters.
What happened?
I think it’s obvious – the black helicopters came for anyone who’s ever posted on this blog. And they came in May.
Seriously though, what was this occurence? You can’t just say
“I’ve got a great story” and disappear!
well it was a very (unusually) clear starry night and at about midnight I heard alot of heli’s above our area, so I got up to take a look and there were 5 heli’s buzzing about, 3 of them flew off towards London, but two stayed. One was hovering above a nearby school across the road and the other flew off and did a loop around the a10. I live up very high and have a loft conversion so I have a great view. I ran and got my telescope spotter to see if I could see the helicopter above the school. I did this once before when a police search heli was about and it was so cool coz I could see the cockpit and read the writing on the side of the helicopter. BUT not this time! This time I focused the spotter on the heli that was making an awlful racket and I couldn’t see a thing!! It was totally black, like a stealth invisable copter,there waS no markings on it at all and no tail light, just two bright headlights, I could even see the roters going round. This was weird since it was only across the road and it was such a clear night but when I looked through the lens it was totally invisable!
Anyway I got the eerie feeling they could see me leaning out the window in my P.J’s with a giant telescope (would make a terrible spy!) as they turn the headlights towards the house, hoovered then flew off toward the other heli which was now making its way back, they did so fancy flying and flew right next to each other then one went off to do the loop round the A10 and the other hoovered in front of the house. I tried again to get it i focus through the telescope but all I could see was bright lights. The one in the distance was moving too fast to focus on when I noticed the other one aboe the school suddenly went silent! Completley silent! its like it just turned it blades off but it was still hoovering, then I know it definatly saw me coz it came and hoovered right above my roof, again i tried to focus the spotter on it coz by now it was only a few yards away from my head but it was still invisable!!!! I could see it, only the lights now how is that possible? It then moved into a nose dive position because the headlights were facing down although they were not very bright and I caught a glimpse of the tail end of the body, still no markings, no windows, no blades, but I could make out that it was massive, it was probably the size of a chinnook or apache coz it was def bigger than the little police search heli.
Anyway I suddenly got a bit frightened coz it was nose end pointing toward my house just hoovering over the roof and I was leaning out of my velux on the roof! SO I withdrew back into the window and watched it fly upside down do a loop the loop, hover and then it just sped off like it was a fighter jet or something!
The whole thing was very odd. I then closed the windows and made my self a cuppa tea (as you do) and by the time the kettle finished boiling I realsied I couldn’t hear any heli’s no more. By this time it was 1:15am so I opened the windows and the sky was completley foggy, a think orangy mist had just descended in a matter of moments, I looked out the windows on the other side of th house and the fog was everywhere! I could see London no more and I couldn’t even the see the houses opposite!!
Now how weird is that??!!
Sorry I apologise my spelling was terrible, I was typing to excitedly and on re-reading hoovering is meant to be hovering and I COULDN’T see the rotor blades at all. And it was A THICK orangy mist.
i dont know wether YOUR MISSING THE POINT but can you all see the build up of aircraft must be related to the goverment building up arms and why would we need these arms?????? does any one agree pls comment and give info if possible??
I give up, why do we need the arms?
thats my point it wasnt a retorical question!
Yes, so if it’s not rhetorical then what’s the answer?
im asking a question? i dont know the anwser i looking for any thoughs on wat the helicopter activity is all about??? wats your view herbert?
We need all the secret stealth choppers to protect us when the commies/Klingons/Tories/pixies invade. Duh. I’m going to watch Conspiracy Theory again now to see how the whisper mode works just invade the decide to bomb East London with Agent Orange again.
DONT SPEAK TO HERBERT HE IS GOVERMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you look though the quotes………… some one pls give a clever anwser! KINGREENWOOD…
Well Hello! The whole world is on high alert. What with North Korea strutting its stuff and Iran get too big for its boots, no one is going to say it but every government must be readying itself in case either of them launch something. Don’t you watch the news? Oh perhaps you just watch the BBC, sky or CNN? You you prob won’t really have a clue whats going on around you?
I def think the other night they were doing military maneuvers.
bbc/sky/cnn goverment bollocks….
Yesterday, very late (around midnight) it was the same again….two to three hours of a helicopter above Wandsworth, Lambeth, Waterloo, and this morning AGAIN. The freaking things make a hell of racket. It happens at least every week, and it seems to be making pointless circles. Are they tourists or what? As I’ll be making a complaint to whatever company are flying those annoying things…
On the Chinook topic: from my office, I see them regularly landing in the gardens behind Buckingham Palace also on the day of the Obama visit.
Noise, this happens all over the country but particularly in built-up areas – ‘normal’ sized helicopters are used by police to track suspects & sometimes using infra-red during the wee hours.
They circle around targets to track suspects and direct the police on the ground towards them when a birds-eye view ensures it’s much harder to shake the police off their tail.
We used to experience this all the time when we lived in the centre of Blackheath – lots of crims from the surrounding towns were tracked across the borough during the night.
I’m in Wandsworth. The police chopper is over here all the time in the early hours. Having spoken to the local fuzz, the chopper is after car thieves, burglars, etc.
Having been burgled myself two years ago I saw the helicopter deployed very soon after in the area they thought the thieves might be. If you’ve ever seen the police shows with the infrared (heat registering) cameras tracking criminals – that’s what they’re doing. Even in London.
I still have no clue as to why the Chinooks fly down the Thames though, and I see them often. Where do they fly from and to?
I’m not government.
Do you people realize that you’re acting like a bunch of loonies?
These are simply training missions, thats it. The military spends most of its time training. Thats how they win conflicts.
I found this posting interesting at first, however you all seem like a bunch of UFO nuts.
We’re loonies? You’re the one that found this interesting at first. And what is it they’re training to do? Is it likely that we’ll soon be in a conflict that will be decided by who’s best at flying up and down the Thames at inappropriate hours?
The military doesn’t recognize “inappropriate” hours.
I am interested in military technology, and especially helo operations; that is why I found this topic interesting.
Anti-terrorism readiness requires urban training- so why would you be surprised by helicopters flying up and down the Thames? Would you rather the Government be completely open and honest about its’ operations so that all readiness is compromised?
Being suspicious about ones own government is good, but certain secrets are important to keep you safe.
Guy,
It’s not national security if they fly a sortie to battersea every day (sometimes twice) with generally two or more chinooks. Unless they’re preparing to retake the bandstand from al Qaeda or rescue detainees from the park zoo.
I think the general question is where are they flying from and to that requires this daily activity. That’s all I want to know. It is almost certainly not sinister, but merely of interest to smartarses like us! The conspiracy theories are certainly imaginative, but only our medicated friends actually believe them.
A good bet is that Shaun Woodward has appropriated these to fly him to his country mansion – putting it on expenses, naturally. If there are any military types reading though can you enlighten us please?
Very good reply- my apologies for lumping all into a loony stew.
However, new pilots need training. So that is what I’m “guessing” is going on. Just like a new driver, you wouldn’t send a new pilot into combat without first thoroughly getting the hang of the aircraft. If this means repetitive low level flying day and night over familiar terrain, then this would make sense, no?
After the “stag party” Chinook trip by the Princes, I doubt anyone would be brazen enough to use one of the most expensive vehicles to fly them back and forth to work from the country.
Cheers Guy,
I can see the hovering and circling ones being on training, that makes sense. I was just being silly about the MPs!
I just can’t figure out where they’re coming from in the East and not too sure about the West either. RAF Odiham is the main heli base and it’s in Oxfordshire (I think) so that may be it. Are there any big bases out near the Thames estuary? They’ve been doing this prior to the Olympics being won so that’s not it.
We need an RAF answer really but don’t think we’ll get one.
The only thing that appears odd, is that lots of people see heli’s along the same flightpath, but no-one has any clue where they take off from or land.
So which nutter/loony is going to try a hot pursuit one evening via car/motorbike – or no doubt any attempt will end in tears &/or orange/tango mist?
ps last night was very clear and at 10-11pm there was what I think was a hercules flying very high and circling over London.
I have heard the noise of hercules engines high above London before during the day, but couldn’t see anything…. this time the sky was dark and clear
Haven’t seen the black apaches for a long while and hopefully they are being put to good use overseas
Fellow Londoners,
I want to try and put the record straight on these unmarked aircraft & helicopters, flying over London every day. My friend believes, (who I shall call Jack), he is being kept under surveillance, by an US ultra secret intelligence organisation. Jack may have stumbled upon a genuine conspiracy, about the terrorist atrocities in this country.
Jack has always believed that these acts of terrorism have nothing to do with getting our troops out of Iraq or Afghanistan. Instead, he has always believed that the unprecedented powers that have been given to our intelligence services, all of Britain’s power & sovereignty and our public services handed over to the private sector was no accident nor a coincidence.
Terrorism never actually achieves anything in its self. Jack has been writing for many years to some prominent people, about what he terms as false flag terrorism. Which simply put, means bogus or manufactured terrorist organisations?
These unmarked aircraft & helicopters have been following him now for years. No matter where he goes, these aircraft are always flying around him, mostly inside London, where Jack lives in Southwark. Every morning for over six years now, these aircraft have been waking him up from 5:30am till 7:30am every morning, 7 days a week! These aircraft fly so low over he’s estate they wake him up. The fact is that aircraft are not allowed to fly so early in the mornings, especially over residential areas.
The aircraft themselves look like commercial passenger aircraft, but their not. There are no serial markings on them whatsoever. For those of you who are seeing these unmarked aircraft, keep an eye out for these aircraft that look like normal passenger planes heading for Heathrow or the Docklands airports. What these planes are really doing is flying, constantly round in circles, it’s bizarre!!
Jack may have stumbled upon a genuine conspiracy here. If not, then he cannot understand why these planes have been following him for over 6 years now, Perhaps trying to force him out of is home so these shadowy figures can go into his flat to search it for any evidence concerning a possible conspiracy? Waking him up, early hours of the mornings, is blatant harassment.
I am aware that the security forces have to be on a constant state of alert, as regards possible acts of terrorism.
What I cannot understand is, all these unprecedented powers handed to the security forces, was virtually cancelled out by the signing (by Tony Blair) of the Ascension Treaty, which has allowed anyone, from the so called EU member states to come to the UK, without their passports, visas, work permits or their backgrounds being properly checked, and whilst their still in the country of origin.
It’s like having the most sophisticated security measures built into your home, but at the same time you leave your front door wide open. Which is exactly what happened with those bombers who arrived here two years ago (thanks to the signing of the Ascension Treaty) who trained those Muslim fanatics to plant bombs & murder our citizens here in London, then walk out of our country without being caught!!
How could this of happened? If we had a proper immigration policy, where immigrant’s individual cases were properly checked, then there would be less chance of people coming to the UK to commit these atrocities in the first place. However, this just doesn’t happen. Jack believes that the Ascension Treaty is not just for the benefit of employers, so they could create a low wage culture, but potential terrorists who use it as a welcoming mat!
Maybe their should be some sought of enquiry in to this possibility of False Flag Terrorism? It would also be interesting to know exactly where these aircraft are coming from and going to. Does anyone have any sensible ideas?
Yours,
Mark Stone.
Jack lives near an airport. Do I win a prize?
Herbert,
Sorry to dissapoint you, Jack doesn’t live near any airports!!
What about Docklands City Airport?
Herbert,
These aircraft are not landing at Docklands City Airport either.
Yours,
Mark
Late last night I saw an very bright & silent object in the southern sky (over Tabard Gardens Estate) at about 11:45pm. It was just hovering in the sky at about 200ft altitude. It then rose higher and flew directly over Tabard House, making no sound.
Did anybody else see this object?
Yours,
Mark Stone
Was it the moon?
Herbert,
No, it was not the moon!
Mark Stone
Sounds like one of them energy saving lightbulbs Ikea do.
Chinooks fly from RAF Odiham in Hampshire and seem to fly very often over here (Portsmouth) towards Fareham and Lee-On-Solent – possibly HMS Daedalus or another military site in the area.
Via Tower Bridge?
More info..
I’ve been told that the Chinooks are probably flying to and from the base at Fleetlands, Gosport. It is a maintenance facility run by Vector Aeospace..
http://www.vectoraerospace.com/locations/fleetlands.aspx
John C – Sorry, I wasn’t suggesting that they go via London Bridge just that Odiham is probably where the London ones come from. I found this thread after being woken up at 2:20 this morning by two flying over here.
That’s a fairly good bet. RAF Odiham is the RAF’s main heli facility in the UK.
So we have a pretty good idea at one end now then – we just need the Eastern connection. I may have to chase them on my bike as someone suggested earlier…
Well, some time ago, about 20 minutes i guess I have seen one floating in the air and researching buildings nearby using heavy lights. Pretty late for that sht. I think something is going on really.
thats east london nearby cambridge heath rd and the canal. any observations ?
On the subject of chinooks over London…
I was walking along Mile End Road on November 8 2009 at about 7:30 pm when I looked up the sky. What I saw was nothing less than unexpected. Two orange glowing objects – ‘fireballs’ in the sky, where slowly making their way across the sky overhead. They seemed to be coming from the direction of the Docklands. They were moving very slowly, with no sound at all, then suddenly they just disappeared. 20 seconds later they were followed by another pair flying in the same geometrical arrangement. Once again this pair disappeared from sight suddenly. Then about a minute later I saw what I think was a chinook flying through the exact same spot the ‘fireballs’ had suddenly disappeared. From the position of the tail and nose lights it looked like a chinook, but I could be wrong. I though the whole affair was rather strange. Further research at home revealed that there has been a large increase in the number of sightings of strange glowing ‘fireballs’ and chinook helicopters over London.
… and then, and then, there was this flying blue… well… blue box, I guess, which had “police” written on the side and a flashing light on the top that had David Tennant leaning out the door and then these daleks were on fire being chased by the cybermen and then a saucer appeared and abducted me and then Billie Piper got replaced by a load of other people and they told me the fireballs were the slitheen and a badger attacked me and I met Shakespeare and that and fire balls of fire chase me along river where I got to go home and watch X Factor and mum said sleep well and I cried
John C I appreciate your humour (what you wrote was quite funny!). I used to be very skeptical and cynical like, you except now I’m not as I’ve seen with my own eyes evidence that suggests the guys with tinfoil hats aren’t so nutty!
I too sometimes feel the presence of glowing balls when crossing Southwark bridge – cycle shorts too tight….
x2 chinooks just went past – no ball tho.
ps when fishing in W Solent, there are lots of Chinooks doing a run from Gosport to the Nab Tower – then doing a quick touch down and heading towards Selsea
Four jumbo jets flying in formation over Canary Wharf accompanied by a single, unmarked black helicopter
two black chinooks going hell for leather at 100ft off the ground – aylesbury heading for london
Did any one see three lights moving in formation over oakwood london on 31st december 09 at about 9-10ish
ooopps! mean 25th dec 09 9-10ish
Two Chinook helicopters flew very low over my office near Tower Hill yesterday and this morning I have seen another military helicopter. All of these were flying very low and really disturbing everyone in the office.
What are these military helicopters doing flying so low over Central London? Are there terrorists out and about that we ought to know about?
@kingreenwood – that’s Santa flying home.
@Joe – I suggest you read the comments above. Plus, we don’t generally catch terrorists in London by landing helicopters on them. Chinooks also tend not to fit down the tube.
All the tube lines other than the Victoria Line have sections that are above ground, so if we can lure the terrorist there then we could land helicopters on them.
Well they’re not going to go on them now, are they?! Bloody big mouth. They’ll just spend all day going from Brixton to Walthamstow Central.
Careless talk costs lives. Sheesh.
Which bit of the Waterloo and City is above ground? Is it that bit under the Thames?
Damn, I forgot about the Waterloo and City line, it’s London’s Achilles Heel as far as helicopter assaults on terrorists are concerned. I don’t know what to suggest, maybe it should be bricked up? We should start a petition.
That’s certainly one option. However, I think we should pre-emptively blow up the Victoria and Waterloo & City lines so the terrorists can’t hide there and we can get the low flying choppers to land on their heads.
Also, they can’t blow the lines up themselves if we’ve already done it. It’s like toasting cheese twice – pointless, but it gets a bit warm.
In my opinion, these secret manouvers are just war games and the perfecting of operations simulating a future world war or civil war. I’m not joking. Everything Lab/Con have in store for us can’t be good
If the United Kingdom’s plans for a future world war involve flying a couple of helicopters up and down the Thames at midnight then I don’t fancy our chances much.
Herbert,
I’m more confused that Labour and the Conservatives are conspiring with each other to have a civil war.
Maybe the first step of this war will be to mine (from the air, naturally) all the bus lanes on bridges between Bermondsey and Hammersmith. Hence the continual helicopter dry-runs.
Either that or the RAF are preparing to take control of the Thames. It will be our greatest fishery after the coastline becomes occupied by robots, and perhaps our last hope as a species…
Hi everyone, Everyday around 17:30 a large two bladed (Chinook?) flies over leatherhead/ Bookham in Surrey and then back. What is it doing, this started in the middle of 2009. I was wondering whether the sightings in London, were of the same helicopter on its route to somewhere. Is it spying i wonder? Is it military? Does anyone know? Under the current Dictatorship (formerly known as New Labour) anything’s possible i guess!
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@ Jonh C
By civil war I meant social unrest. Look clearly the helicopter runs are of a military nature, and if they are conducting them in and around London they must be for the purpose of urban/guerilla warfare training. Except that I don’t know of any major industrialised cities in Afghanistan or Iraq…