What flew over my house last night?
Discussion
OK. Last night/this morning, at about 3.00am I was awake in bed. I'd just got up for something, so I know I was not dreaming. I heard the sound of something flying towards the house. I'm used to this. We get lots of military things over and I'm accustomed to the various different sounds the engines make. But this was really really weird. It was high pitched, a bit metalic, but definately not like a jet or a turbofan.It had no "depth" to the noise (no rumble or roar) Also, it seemed to fly quite low over the house, and not very quickly. It really was NOT a helicopter - I've flown them and I know what they sound like! At first I was thinking it was probably something of an accoustic trick, and that whatever it was was really flying very high. -- that is until things went VERY light outside. Honestly, it was just like daylight for about 5 seconds, then it went black again. No thunder storms were reported for the area (North Derbyshire) and the light coincided with the noise so I'm convinced they are connected. Then whatever it was flew on north,
Anybody got any ideas?
Andy
Anybody got any ideas?
Andy
There are some police helicopters, based on a Hughes design, with no tail rotors (called NOTAR). They make a very different noise to a normal copter as they blow the engine gasses out of the tail to counter the torque from the main rotors. This means they don't have a tail rotor. It's basically like a really long tinny exhaust blowing gas out of the side. They will also have 'nitesun' several million candle power light for letting the 'perps' know they've been spotted or to signal to ground forces where to look etc.. They also have pretty decent Night Vision Goggles so they don't have to bother with the big lights. Bit of a stealth job really. Anyway, it was probably this or a UFO 
HTH.
HTH.
Platinum said:
Wasn't a vehicles main beam coming through your window (possibly with xenons?)
The noise might have been a large aircraft (technical eh?) with engines at a low rpm, as some sound very 'whistley'.
Not unless he was coming down through the woods! Seriously, cannot have been a car headlamp. Also, because I'm sort of between Manchester and East Midlands (and have been for 15 years) I really am familiar with the big jet noises.
We do get military flights in the dead of night and I remember standing out once watching what was clearly a Tornado on reheat going like a banshee somewhere (or after something).
No, this noise was so very different to anything I've ever heard before that I'm thinking something secret was aloft. But then again why would something secret shine a light so bright it turned night to day?
andy
StuB said:
There are some police helicopters, based on a Hughes design, with no tail rotors (called NOTAR). .
Intersting. Our local plod chopper has a tail rotor. Or at least it did last week (when I last saw it). Maybe they've traded it in for a new one? But surely I'd still get the "chop" of the main rotor, even with a NOTAR?
There was no chop.
Andy
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