the a-10s
In fairness, the A-10s could have just been practising low-level runs over the sea and been returning to base when they passed - they used to do that quite regularly (very cool sight, too - jet at full tilt about 20 foot off the ground with a plume of water being kicked up by the jet wash).

Then again, if it was some sort of Soviet X-plane, or even something from Groom Lake on a test flight (like Aurora), they'd be pretty likely to respond in force and maybe they were just the closest aircraft to the scene.

The A-10s didn't seem to be trying to intercept it, though, it was more like they passed too close and scared it off...
(Chad, Thu 3 Jul 2008, 16:21, Reply)