1 Herc dumping and 3 Cobham Falcons

[Balance]

Taken and posted by a local (credit Graham Hustings) shows an aircraft over the bay (English Channel) dumping something out the back. Some might say it's a Russian Invasion or a chemical dump or Apollo returning. (tongue-in-cheek)




Whatever it was, the 'chutes didn't work so well and it hit the sea hard.

I think these Cobham Falcons are currently trying to find it.

 

[Gridlock]

C-130J. Interestingly shaped payload.

 

[Balance]

C-130J. Interestingly shaped payload.

I suspect it might have been re-shaped since that photo

 

[Mick West]

Reminiscent of this, but with a single ripped chute:

 

[Gridlock]

Any idea what the UFO in the lower left is?

 

[Mick West]

Any idea what the UFO in the lower left is?

I'd guess bird or sensor dirt. There seems to be quite a bit of dirt if you ramp up the contrast:

 

[Balance]

Any idea what the UFO in the lower left is?

Very likely a seagull. They always get in on these aerial photos off the coast.

 

[guyonearth]

Looks like some kind of buoy.