Mysteries, Chemtrails, Aerosols :: Mysterious NZ

[schadow2012]

ok my friend and i unfortunately did not see this we heard it at approximately 1.15pm BUT overhead my house there was low cloud (ps i know police copters they r regular here also air force forever plus private people) a hovering craft sounded like a jet airline hovered for 5 minutes which is odd unless its a harrier - it went away for about 15 minutes and came back and did the same hovering for the same time - above the cover of the clouds
low rain soaked clouds - one continuous cloud - dark with water
dont know - but glad i had an unbiased witness with me
sorry it took so long to say

[Crakka]

Better late than never! Sounds interesting 8) Should've taken video even if it was just sound because of the cloud.

As for that bloody police helicopter - I'm glad someone else said it too! That thing has been up there over west auckland every single night for ages and at all hours including after midnight very often! Funny how it started getting WAAAAAAY more regular after they painted it black! Must be coincidence ay :roll:

[schadow2012]

damncrakka - didnt even think of jut getting the sound! :? we were so intrigued that i spose rationale goes out the window - and i didnt know they had painted the copter - hhmm

[Crakka]

[schadow2012]

hhhmm very interesting crakka - even getting off topic is sweet if it gets you thinking i reckon

[Majortom]

There is another reason why aircraft are painted black. After extensive trials, the Royal Air Force painted all of their training aircraft in black because it was found that it significantly increased the visibility of the aircraft . This could be an explanation as to why the Police chopper has been painted in such a manner. During the summer months in particular, Auckland skies can be quite busy with light aircraft traffic. The mysterious black choppers seen in the USA and other parts of the world bear no insignia or obvious markings - the Auckland Police chopper does. As for the frequency of flights - I lived in Blockhouse Bay for 5 years and it was a frequent (almost daily) visitor day and night. It would sometimes appear two or three times a day. There's a lot of crime in Auckland....

[Crakka]

Thanks Majortom, I remember reading ages ago about that reason for painting military aircraft black so I was always wary of links between so-called "black helicopters" in the US (w/o markings as you rightly note) and police forces in commonwealth countries (and others) painting them black. However, the timing was pretty good considering the knowledge of black as a more visible colour HAS been around for ages so quite funny how all countries seemed to be doing it around the same time quite recently. Coincidence? Or maybe they just all agreed at their UN meetings that black was the new safety colour to paint all police aircraft in all the countries and they all did it at the same time :wink:

Anyway - painting aircraft black for visibility in the sky is one thing but what about land-based vehicles? To my knowledge it's the opposite effect on land. Black object in the sky against a light background = visible. Black object on the ground against a (mostly) dark background = not as visible as lighter colours. I'm sure there's plenty of other "explanations" for this sort of thing then hehe :wink: (all photos of NZ cops and their unmarked light armoured utility btw) -

[Majortom]

[quote="Crakka"]
Anyway - painting aircraft black for visibility in the sky is one thing but what about land-based vehicles? To my knowledge it's the opposite effect on land. Black object in the sky against a light background = visible. Black object on the ground against a (mostly) dark background = not as visible as lighter colours. I'm sure there's plenty of other "explanations" for this sort of thing then hehe :wink:

Mmmm do I detect a large helping of sarcasm there? I was merely offering an alternative 'explanation' as to why the Auckland Police chopper has been painted black...........

[Crakka]

No sarcasm meant Majortom, sorry if it appeared that way. I agreed with you that it may indeed be the very valid reason why the helicopter was painted black. However, as I "added" to the discussion, the black colour appears to have been introduced in all these countries at the same exact time with aircraft, police uniforms (not just special units as in my photos!) and land-based vehicles as well. I'm certainly aware also that any "private" policing units that seem to pop up anywhere in the world also use the same colour for all their assets. Worth noting.

One of my personal takes on it is this - as more and more "private" armies & police forces start turning up around the globe it will be hard to distinguish them from national forces if they are all wearing the same colour (the colour of the executioner btw :wink: ). Worth looking at is the recent appearance of a private company called "American Police Force" in Montana. If you look past all the obfuscation of whether it's some kind of scam or not, the fact is this has been "put out there" ie. now the public have seen a private "policing" force in their midst wearing black uniforms, driving black vehicles and wearing badges that have the word "police" in it. Predictive programming anyone?

Cheers :)