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Then- Saturday and Sunday and Monday- very few jet reports. Those days, the reports are all of large military helicopters in selected areas across the country. I saw two such sets yesterday. One around White Plains/SW Connecticut- North of 95 and East of NYC. Could that be where Indian Point nuke plant is located? Just a possibility.

As usual, you've given us a lot to think about. There may be an innocent explaination for the all the helicoptors you saw in the White Plains area over the weekend: First, West Point Military Academy, which is located on the Hudson River, just north of the Indian Point Nuke Plant, which is about ten miles north of White Plains, commenced summer military exercises last weekend in the highlands surrounding the Academy on both sides of the river, including Fort Montgomery, on the west side, and Fort Smith, on the east side. The exercises involve upper class cadets, nco's, and enlisted personnel, and pretty much run non-stop until mid-August. Our local newspaper warned us last week that the exercises would involve artillary and other heavy duty stuff, and from past experience, military choppers are definately part of the drill. This happens every year around this time, so I would not read too much into it.

Also, the military might have been moving VIP's back into the area after the the Ronald Reagan funeral. Remember, Billary lives a few miles from White Plains and choppers have been known to drop them off at White Plains Airport. There are also a lot -- and I mean a lot -- of political, business, and diplomatic VIPs that live in Westchester Co. in SE NY, and Fairfield Co. in SW CT, who could have bumped rides on military or military type choppers.