I just had a very odd experiance.... January 24, 2009, 02:03:31 AM So its 1245 here....and i stepped outside to take a smoke.tonight just happens to be a nice still night...very quiet here in the city. I hear a noise above me and at first i could not place it.....sounded a bit like a model airplane flying overhead. I finally placed it after about a minute...and got a bit creeped out. I looked intently up at the sky a bit, hearing the sound circle overhead and I saw it.....the faint faint green light. It was a Raven UAV. These things sound very specific, and I got used to hearing them during my time out on remote battle positions while in Iraq. I am 100 percent sure that is what it was. These things are very hard to see at night...but the do give off a faint green glow from the camera mounted on them. The question is.....why would there be one flying over Sun Prairie WI? I can understand a training flight, but it definitely would not be over town. these things are hella expensive. And i know for a fact that local law enforcement does not have access to them. Any ideas? if you dont know what a raven is, wikki it.Just thought it was VERY wierd. Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #1 – January 24, 2009, 02:59:53 AM They found you..... Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #2 – January 24, 2009, 04:17:16 AM What was in that smoke. Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #3 – January 24, 2009, 04:33:38 AM LOLTobacco nothing else. Not for many mqny moons. And im pretty sure they always know where i am since i used to hold a security clearance.just very strange. Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #4 – January 24, 2009, 06:41:58 AM Big Brother is watching. Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #5 – January 24, 2009, 12:23:06 PM gotta put that equipment to use, integrate it into the our "Fairness Act" being revisited.If you can think of any use for these pieces of equipment, its probably true. I worked on the initial R&D of this concept in eck Va. I was amazed at all the hard work and effort we put into the Briggs motor ler to make it quiet only to find out the option was not purchased. I to saw them all the time in Iraq and they are louder than I like.Thier uses are forward compatable so do let too much surprise you on thier use. Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #6 – January 24, 2009, 01:49:49 PM it's the smoking police..... don't you know those things are bad for you.... they want you to quit, but they're still doing preliminary recon about your habit before they have the intervention :):flame: Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #7 – January 26, 2009, 12:51:45 AM hmm if u go to u tube and look it up there is a ton of videos but they have all been removed Quote Selected
I just had a very odd experiance.... Reply #8 – January 26, 2009, 01:13:20 AM hmm.I know county here doesnt have access to the RQ-11.....Im betting it was either ICE or a very ill concieved training flight.I was suprised at how loud they were at first..... I guess they are too small to shoot down easily, so they dont meed to be quiet. Quote Selected