Air Force One flyover startles D.C. residents ahead of Halloween

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAir Force One buzzed Washington on Thursday, two passes over the White House, and a White House account says it was a Halloween event hosted by the president and the first lady.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFlight tracking data reported by the Washington Post has it as low as three hundred seventy-five feet, over the most restricted airspace in the country.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd residents called 911. A dispatcher told them, quote, Air Force One is on maneuvers, according to the Daily Beast.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorManeuvers. That's the same word you'd use for a parking attempt.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe FAA says it was coordinated, though, and the White House says all protocols were followed. So it's a treat, right?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA pilot on air traffic control audio asked how many more fly-bys he was doing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe controller said, hopefully that's the last. That's the sound of professionals who weren't consulted on the costume.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs there candy?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree hundred seventy-five feet of altitude, Chip, and nobody got any of it.