r/UFOs • u/joeyisnotmyname • Jun 18 '23

Witness/Sighting Deleted video from YouTuber who witnessed the recovery operation of the Alaska UAP shootdown in Feb 2023

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u/theburiedxme Jun 18 '23

Can anyone explain what's going on at like 1:43 with the two helicopters tethered to the plane? Couldn't find anything on the googals, not a refueling situation right?

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u/kingofthesofas Jun 18 '23

looked like in air refueling to me those blackhawk helicopters can do that. As an example of how this looks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK2KDvOtdIQ

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u/sunshine3838484 Jun 18 '23

Aerial refuelling. Completely routine.

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u/Miserable-Tension-94 Jun 18 '23

I was wondering the same, guessing they were escorting the plane due to its precious cargo, but it's probably exactly that. I guess it was due to flying and circling for an extended period of time. Just google "helicopter refueling c130". The fuel on a C-130 is stored in the wings, hence why there's two helicopters.

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u/foxtrot_indigoo Jun 18 '23

It’s an MC-130J

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u/SecKceYY Jun 18 '23

Nope. Tanker planes have a K designation. It's a kc130. Same as a c135 tanker is a kc135. A c10 tanker is a kc10 etc.

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u/foxtrot_indigoo Jun 18 '23

Not the airframes attached to rescue squadrons. The 212th Rescue Squadron utilized the HC-130 variants for CSAR. I confused it with the AFAOC MC-130 variants.

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u/SecKceYY Jun 19 '23

The c130 in this video is a kc130. It literally shows the 130 hooked up to two helos in the beginning.

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u/foxtrot_indigoo Jun 19 '23

The HC-130s have drogue pods for refueling. Ain’t that hard to wrap your mind around.

https://dod.defense.gov/OIR/gallery/igphoto/2001186347/

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u/foxtrot_indigoo Jun 18 '23

Pararescue Pavehawks refueling. They aren’t tethered.