People in Chelmsford have been disturbed by a military helicopter flying low over the city.
Sightings, reported via social media this evening (August 7), indicate an Apache-style helicopter monitored the railway line, swooping over the city centre, Old Moulsham and Springfield between 10.15pm to 10.45pm.
It reportedly landed at E2V in Waterhouse Lane, before taking off again.
The sound of it was loud enough to encourage some householders to peer out of their windows and doors.
Twitter user @_Number_Six wrote: "It's like Apocolypse Now here in #Chelmsford. Bloody helicopter 50 feet above the houses."
@Essex_Chronicle it circled the railway line adjacent to Upper Bridge Rd/L Anchor St then followed the line possibly landing at E2V briefly
— Tom Clarke (@essextc) August 7, 2014
@Essex_Chronicle yes we saw it circling and hovering low over the railway line between Marconi ponds and falcons mead
— Hannah Grimoldby (@Hannah_Lou85) August 7, 2014
The most likely explanation at this early stage is of a day-to-day training exercise, although it is unusual for a helicopter to be flying at such a low altitude.
The closest air base to Chelmsford is at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk.
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