What do you think this was?

[Soundbreaker Welch?]

its a us secret weapon.

 

[Denniss]

C-130 tanker version ? AFAIK the outboard stations are the refuelling stations and between the engines is an external fuel tank.

 

[Flyboy2]

ALIENS!!!!

 

[magnocain]

ALIENS!!!!

Don't be silly.
Everyone knows that aliens have 4 engines on each wing.

 

[Flyboy2]

Of course, how could I be so incompetent

 

[Velius]

did it look like this one pic I snagged in my back yard

She says that the aircraft in that pic is too slim- had a wider fuselage

I really do think that is what she saw. She mistook the tanks for a 3rd set of engines.

I keep thinking this- but I can't explain the six trails.

ALIENS!!!!

No it wasn't- it was swamp gases reflecting off a weather balloon

 

[ccheese]

Yep that's it a Bv-222. His mom had a glimpse of an airplane that would be priceless in todays market.

Priceless is not the word.... there were on 13 built !

Charles

 

[Flyboy2]

No it wasn't- it was swamp gases reflecting off a weather balloon

HAHA!!


So I was thinking maybe it was that Russian type: the AN-22. Is it possible that one of those was flying over America? It's bigger than the C-130 right?

 

[Flyboy2]

Hey, I just saw something that might explain the 6 contrails.
Go to this URL and look at the picture of the four engined aircraft

It's A Weird and Dangerous World - Chemtrails

Even though this is a page about a conspiracy to poision us with contrails this picture definatly shows contrails coming out of a non-engine area. I don't know what they are (which probably spawned the conspiracy ) but maybe your mom saw a normal quad engined aircraft with wing tanks emitting some of these wierd contrails?

 

[Velius]

Interesting (and amusing) find Flyboy2. Those are definitely not coming out of the engine and might have a hand in explaining the aircraft my mom saw.

The site itself I found hilarious! All these theories and conspiracies...can people be anymore paranoid?! I bet they believe there is a government conspiracy behind the sun rising

Oh well, in cases like this, one man's fear is my entertainment

 

[Flyboy2]

Oh well, in cases like this, one man's fear is my entertainment

I know, I love conspiracy websights. the are way hilarious sometimes.

 

[HoHun]

Hi Velius,

>Based on the description, it sounds close to a EC-130H, perhaps mistaking the outboard wing tanks (if that's what they are) for engines.

Thinking of this thread I recently took the picture below, which shows a C-130 with tanks between inboard and outboard engines, making it look very much like a 6-engined aircraft ...

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[Njaco]

Thats a great pic HoHun and just might solve the puzzle!

 

[Flyboy2]

Nice picture... Forgot we still didn't solve this little mystery

 

[Airframes]

Certainly sounds like a Herc. And the 'contrails' could be, as already mentioned, just vapour due to altitude/humidity. Or perhaps even fuel dumping?
I know when I've seen RAF Hercs at low level, say on approach, or para-dropping, the exhaust trails, mixing with condensation vapour from the wing tanks or flaps, due I presume to pressure generation because of angle of attack, can often make it look like 3 trails per wing.

 

[Velius]

I think our little mystery is solved- mum looked at the pic and sure enough, this is what she said she saw. Great pic!