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Strange Lights Over Bakersfield?
OK, they were obviously aircraft lights. As I sat waiting for my son to get out of the dance at Centennial HS, I was watching something strange in the sky over head. In the distant north I saw a series of lowflying craft coming towards Bakersfield. They were spaced a mile or two apart and were low enough that I thought they were on approach to land. They didn't. They flew over the middle of town, banked east just south of town then flew towards Tehachapi. As I was pulling out, they were banking again along the Sierras.
Some kind of training exercise? IDK Just interesting. 15 comments from 7 users
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posted by
bakonative
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Been watching them for an hour. Gotta be IFTA, or whatever they are called. International Flight Training Academy. I'm NOR, close to the old airport, and they must be doing touchdowns or training. posted by
Shwaine
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Training is most likely, but let me beat Infowar to the conspiracy theory that it's troop movements preparing for martial law, heh. posted by
ronmexico
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:39 PM
They are spraying chemicals. posted by
NancyII
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I have my mustard gas mask at the ready. Oh, and my tinfoil hat in case the use rays of some kind. posted by
tkozy
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Did they look like this?
I saw then also!
posted by
bakonative
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Sigh, guess I'll go get the old camera and tripod out.................. posted by
bakonative
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM
OH NO! They look like little cars in the sky! posted by
NancyII
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:47 PM
I just went out and looked...Nada. Nada a darned thing. posted by
bakonative
on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Sit out there for about 10 min Nancy, they are still out there. posted by
NancyII
on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I guess the invasion is over. I saw one plane make a couple of T&G's and that's it. posted by
tkozy
on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:04 PM
I sent them to the moon Alice!
posted by
NancyII
on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:04 PM
I have a spot where I go to plane watch sometimes. It'son a little cul de sac next to TBC in a parking lot of a complex. You have a clear view of the terminal (at some distance) and one evening I watched the "parade of planes" like you must have been seeing tonight. Night instrument training would be my guess. T&Gs posted by
bakonative
on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Yeah, they must shut it down at 11pm, never saw another one after my last post, but my camera was ready! Nancy, remember in the old days you could actually call the tower and ask what was going on? Well, no more. No listed number. Thought I would try and do some "real" reporting, but couldnt get a live person. They will probably be out again tomorrow night though. posted by
middlepathII
on Sep 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Man eating, earth invading aliens need sleep too! posted by
Fredster
on Sep 1, 2009 at 12:32 PM
There you go, something for the tourism department to pick up on, since there's nothing else to attract visitors around here.
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