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Posted: September 7, 2009
Updated: October 12, 2011

Military helicopters land in Rolesville field

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Chinook helicopter in Rolesville field

Rolesville, N.C. — Three Chinook military helicopters set down in a Rolesville field Monday afternoon, witnesses said.

People reported seeing the helicopters flying low and slow over Holly Springs, downtown Raleigh and elsewhere in Wake County. A viewer told WRAL News they came to rest off Rogers Road about half a mile from U.S. Highway 401.

Local police blocked off the area while the helicopters were on the ground.

A spokesman for Fort Bragg said he knew nothing about the mission and said the helicopters were not from the National Guard, Pope Air Force Base, Simmons Army Airfiled or United States Army Special Operations Command.

RELATED TOPICS: Holly Springs, Rolesville, Wake County, Raleigh, Fort Bragg, Air Force, Pope AFB

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well if they they were from nc they probably ran out of gas. ill tell ya, its getting bad when we even have to nickel and dime the military. either that or they decided to stop off for coffee, got some good coffee houses near there!
lkanzig
September 8, 2009 4:59 p.m.
"Since the military has denied anything to do with these helicopters. That's leaves the CIA and the intelligence services. Scary stuff when we have a Socialist President bent on controlling everything." LOL they were not painted black so you can just put extra foil in your hat and you'll be fine.
Click to view my profile haggis basher
September 8, 2009 3:35 p.m.
As I said before, and another poster said, they're 160th SOAR helos. The Bragg spokesperson was incorrect when he said that they were not USASOC helos.
wa4mjf
September 8, 2009 3:25 p.m.
Well where were they from? Who do they belong too? Were they aliens? They could have been terrorist scoping out the area for all we know.
Click to view my profile 007KnightRider
September 8, 2009 3:07 p.m.
We had one come over our house in Sanford at around 3:30 on Monday.
toddbyrd
September 8, 2009 2:37 p.m.
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