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Offline midnight Target

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« on: February 04, 2005, 01:43:03 PM »
Guy I work with insisted the aurora is operational. He says that on some nights it will fly into our local base for a refuel and takeoff under low light conditions. He says only a select group of AF personnel are allowed onto the tarmac when it comes in.

I think the guy is about 3 beers shy of a 12 pack, but he seems pretty intense so I just nod my head to ensure I'm not in the vicinity when he finally snaps. Plus he is a vet whos brother was killed in the Pentagon on 9-11 so I am respectful of his views... at least to his face.

Maybe he does know something???

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Offline rpm

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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2005, 01:58:55 PM »
I thought the Aurora was more or less a confirmed thing. Isn't it suppossedly responsable for the "donuts on a rope" contrails?
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2005, 01:59:04 PM »
Only two were made, one crashed.  The other never reached operational status.
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2005, 02:02:28 PM »
friend of mine that did flight prep in the navy on a carrier went to a base in utah or nevada for some special training with about 30 others.

said he had to sign some papers just to go there, not to talk about what he saw.

he's not one for "rules" lol

said he saw it in a hangar, they were rushed past it. he said it looked like it couldn't fly for it had no real "wings" or something, had a really hard explaining what it looked like.

that was over 7 years ago.
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Offline mora

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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2005, 02:21:52 PM »
Why the secrecy? It's just an airplane.
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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2005, 02:29:20 PM »
Well, back when Stealth technology was coming out, we had to keep it secret from the Soviets.

So who are we keeping this secret from?

That means that the government knows of an enemy that we must keep **** secret from (china).
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2005, 02:33:26 PM »
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Only two were made, one crashed.  The other never reached operational status.


Yeah, but I ejected safely and walked away from it.
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« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2005, 02:35:09 PM »
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Yeah, but I ejected safely and walked away from it.


Watch out for the scorpions!
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Offline Heretik

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« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2005, 02:36:01 PM »
^ did the scorpion bite hurt?
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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2005, 02:36:13 PM »
Scorpions?  I'm a Hank Williams fan myself.
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2005, 02:58:26 PM »
Even after he bit you?!
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2005, 03:07:07 PM »
I used to live in Aurora Colorado and I never saw anything.
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2005, 03:08:37 PM »
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I used to live in Aurora Colorado and I never saw anything.


I used to date aurora but then she gained weight so i dumped her.
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2005, 03:09:52 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2005, 03:11:20 PM »
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Only two were made, one crashed.  The other never reached operational status.


Are you thinking of the XB-70?

Two were made, one crashed (Well it really broke apart in mid flight, Google for the Video, Its out there). The other resides in the USAF Musuem in Dayton.

Not to sure about the Aurora being operational, But If it is I'm sure its a very hush hush deal.
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