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Black helicopters surprise, entertain Minnesotans

U.S. Special Operations Command training caught many people off guard Monday. People in St. Paul and Minneapolis might see or hear military transport helicopters -- Black Hawks and smaller Hughes 500s -- between 7 p.m. and midnight through Saturday.

  1. These helicopters were cool the 1st 2 hours they buzzed our tower, but hours 3 & 4 have been a little tiring. http://pic.twitter.com/UWtB5NSK
    Robby Incmikoski@RobbyFSN
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    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:43:16
  2. MPD_PIO_Palmer
    Sgt. William Palmer@MPD_PIO_Palmer
    Military exercise causes minimal disturbance. 15 concerned callers and 2 noise complaints for a total if 17 911 calls.
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 21:19:13

  3. People weren't calling the police, but that doesn't mean they knew what was going on, despite advanced warning.

  4. amazingamy
    amazingamy@amazingamy
    Why r there so many military helicopters flying over dwtn St Paul? #goodquestion
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:52:49
  5. Four helicopters flew by in the sky just now. Huh. #Minneapolis instagr.am/p/O2hppTmdRy/
    Karl Pearson-Cater@bigboxcar
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    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:42:03
  6. Brandonpowell91
    Brandon Powell@Brandonpowell91
    Anybody know y there r military helicopters and planes weaving in and out of the buildings and all over downtown Minneapolis? Lol #invasion
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:22:46
  7. DeRushaJ
    Jason DeRusha@DeRushaJ
    So many calls about the helicopters, we're trying to come up with new creative answers. "Shooting a movie." "Iowa attacked." @nels2185
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:43:53

  8. There were some tongue-in-check theories on why they were there.

  9. rfordice
    rfordice@rfordice
    The helicopters know we dint have the RNC this time, don't they?
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:49:21
  10. KDauG_SS
    K-DauG™@KDauG_SS
    Helicopters are looking for me in minneap #GrantTheftAutoShit
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:48:25
  11. BGHaus
    Brad Hauser@BGHaus
    4 military helicopters keep flying past my window. Shouldn't have removed the tag from my mattress. #bigcityliving
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:33:25
  12. DiscordianStooj
    DiscordianStooj@DiscordianStooj
    I think I just saw the Obama martial-law helicopters fly over DT Minneapolis #thingsmycoworkersprobablythink
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:27:35
  13. nospmohtkram
    Mark K Thompson@nospmohtkram
    When the helicopters flew over here, it sounded like fireworks right overhead. #eyespyeyeintheskyeyeingme #brainscanners #mentalrecorders
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 22:07:15

  14. Some people were a little scared.

  15. ohhowshystiee
    rainbow fish@ohhowshystiee
    We have now seen 7 gunned up helicopters ... #scared
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:09:41
  16. stefpinkney
    Stefanie Pinkney@stefpinkney
    I was ready to go find a basement to hide in, but apparently the low-flying army helicopters right above me were just training. Lovely.
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 19:26:35

  17. Others were entertained.

  18. Badmashnick
    Nick Laul@Badmashnick
    Police helicopters doing flyby's at low altitudes in downtown Minneapolis. So cool.
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:10:51
  19. raptorsauce
    Kyle Frederick@raptorsauce
    Watching the Black Hawk helicopters practice outside my apartment is sort of amazing.
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:25:43
  20. Military Black Helicopters "training" in Minneapolis - Mon. Aug. 27th
    g20detainee
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    Mon, Aug 27 2012 19:13:49
  21. quick13
    F. Quick@quick13
    4 Blackhawk helicopters just doing another flyby over my house, perfect formation, just an ordinary evening in Minneapolis.
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:39:14
  22. tmcronin31
    Tregg Cronin@tmcronin31
    Blackhawks and Scorpion attack helicopters doing exercises and landing on rooftops in DT St Paul. Absolutely awesome!
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:16:22

  23. And some were glad for a break from a painful Twins game.

  24. wintwins
    WinTwins.net@wintwins
    Helicopters continuing maneuvers even in semi-darkness. (More entertaining than game, at times.)
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 18:21:16
  25. KCroix
    Kory LaCroix@KCroix
    @Twins record this season, ouch. Target Field, awesome. Watching special ops helicopters fly through downtown MLPS from the Legends club, :)
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 17:34:09

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