Low-flying aircraft causing concern in Quincy (May, 2013)

To better explain this case, the following article, with special thanks to Boston.com and author Jessica Bartlett, has been archived in part:

Low-flying aircraft causing concern in Quincy

By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent, Boston.com

 

Continue scrolling for more...

A small, low-flying aircraft has been causing a fuss in Quincy this week, with many unanswered questions about what the aircraft is doing and who is operating it.

 

“It is a sanctioned flight by the FAA,” said Quincy Police Captain John Dougan, but that’s all the information he could give.

 

Dougan said the Police Department had received about half a dozen phone calls in the past week about the aircraft, which was humming loudly over residents’ heads at odd hours.

 

Despite the resident concerns, information has been limited.

 

Jim Peters, a public affairs spokesperson with the FAA, confirmed they knew about the aircraft but also declined to comment on what it was. “We’re not releasing anything beyond that,” he said. (The Full Article Source)

 

All documents from the FAA regarding this incident [4 Pages, 640kb]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/defenseissues/quincyacftemails.pdf

Follow The Black Vault on Social Media:

This post was published on February 26, 2015 5:08 am

John Greenewald

Recent Posts

NASA Cites FOIA Exemption to Withhold James Webb Briefing Content Despite Public Hearing

In September 2024, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was filed with NASA seeking…

September 3, 2025

FBI Files: Historical Figures & Groups

Background Welcome to the FBI Files on Historical Figures & Groups archive at The Black…

August 31, 2025

FOIA Emails Reveal Pentagon’s Tight Control Over AARO “Historical Record Report” Rollout and Messaging

A new release of Department of Defense (DoD) emails obtained through the Freedom of Information…

August 27, 2025

New Documents Detail Slow, Multi-Agency Vetting of “Skinwalkers at the Pentagon”

Newly released Department of Defense records reveal the prolonged and often frustrating prepublication review process…

August 12, 2025

FAA Records Add ‘Black Cube’ Sighting to Wright-Patterson AFB Drone Mystery

Newly released Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents obtained by The Black Vault under FOIA case…

August 11, 2025

FBI Files: Directors, Agents and Personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Background The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 with the signing of the National…

August 7, 2025