It’s easy to understand why everyone from Texas LOVES Texas, especially with the weather and scenery here in El Paso the past two days. Black Team performed a night jump last night into the Amigo Air Show evening social event, then did two mass formations with the beautiful desert and mountains as a backdrop. Tomorrow’s weather promises to be as spectacular as today’s was…which makes our job AWESOME!!
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Black Panther drones scouting polling places.
I’m not buying it, seems not too long ago they could “neither confirm nor deny what the lights were.”
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread621200/pg1
It seems that the joke was lost on a lot of people…surprisingly many of them didn’t take it as a joke! Of course it was us…in fact I was actually on that jump as the team videographer and have performed many night jumps as a member of the Golden Knights. We are commonly mistaken as UFOs or meteors! Thanks for your interest and please let us know if you have any other questions!
Rachael-
Anytime people see usual lights in the sky they get all excited – and then it becomes belief and wish-fulfillment. Your jump that night was probably for some, the entire basis of their belief. Most base such beliefs on video that has not been thoroughly examined but posted to the net. Don’t get me wrong – I’m one of those who has a keen interest in UFOs and I do believe there’s a legitimate phenomenon there – but clearly when there’s an explanation….well…it’s explained. And we all have to move on.
No, for some they “don’t buy it” because it’s a matter of belief and not data examination. Believe me when I say all us UFO guys and gals aren’t like that.
Don’t call us crazy…you guys jump out of perfectly good airplanes, at night, with pyro on your ankles. ;)
Jeff,
Thanks for your support! It’s amazing the kind of debate that can get stirred up after just another day at the office for us!! I certainly learned a lot from reading and replying to all the comments that followed our jump and my story. Thanks again for your support and positivity!
Blue Skies!
The amount of ignorance in the comments is astonishing. When presented with clear facts people still refuse to apply common sense. Have some respect for yourselves. Our entire society is doomed.
No, I am sorry, but this explination just does not fit reality or the facts.
It is simply imposible for the Knights to have performed this act…physicaly impossible. This is Not an opinion or belief, but a physical, testable, demonstratable fact.
Unlike the round canopy parachutes once used, todays Parafoils, or ‘ram air parachutes’ like the ones used by the Knights, simply cannot fall vertiticaly, they stay airborn the same way a wing does…because they ARE a Wing. Modern Parachutes are basically highly controllable gliders and require forward movement to create air flow and maintain lift. Without that forward motion, like an airplane in a stall, you would fall and die.
Wow the Black Knights! I was checking the Air Show site and it says that the gates closed at 6.00pm – is it so dark at 6.00pm in El Paso?
That’s interesting, it’s a shame to miss something this spectacular – - why was it not advertised better? Can I get the link to the video of the actual jump, I’d love to see it from that point-of-view!
Thanks
The jump was performed at the social event Friday night for the airshow performers. The gates to the air show did close at 6pm, then the performers headed to the social event, where they watched us jump at 7pm. Thanks for your interest! We will be more proactive about getting the word out to the public next time, and if you’d like to see us do a night jump in person, check out the Ft Worth Alliance air show or the Lackland Air show in San Antonio, where Black Team will be performing night pyro jumps at both.
Blue Skies!
I and many others are deeply offened by your name.
For sensitivity purposes, I urge you to change it immediately to the politically correct term….African American Knights.
Ya’ll are great. Loved you at National Scout Jamboree.
You ought to do night jumps for the folks at Roswell during their UFO festival — it would a smash hit and great publicity (although dodging cactus at night during landing might be difficult).
Somethijng’s up. The Gov just recvealed a lot about the members of a simi- secret team which is now not so secret. ALL BECAUSE OF THIS “FLAP”
Funny I spent many years in the 82nd Airborne Div (4/325th, 2/325th, 1/504) plus a few years in 3/75th Ranger batt and not once have I seen a canopy, even in a hot air up draft, cause the hover effect of all four jumpers. I have 93 jumps, at least 35 which are night jumps. I have seen some funny things during the night where your eyes are fooled to believe something that wasn’t actually there but I have yet to see anything like this.
I am not saying the Sgt is lying, but from my 20 years of being a paratrooper I would have to say……..BS.
Now I wonder who at Bragg ordered this cover story?
Sir,
I would like to invite you to come view our night jump in Fort Worth, TX on 29 October. We will be doing the same maneuvers from the same aircraft using the same parachutes we used on the El Paso jump. I was the videographer on the El Paso jump and I can assure you…hanging on the camera step of the Fokker at 120 mph in -10 degrees F at altitude that it really was us! Hope to see you in Fort Worth.
UFO’s, Bigfoot, Lochness Monster, our government blew up the World Trade Center and Pentagon. You guys are pathetic. Come in from out of the back woods and join society as a real person (or move from California). This is what REAL people think of you! Oh and the world will not end in 2012!
I like the way they just simultaneously vanished. Now that was a fantastic trick for any parachutist.
The SGT was so very quick to reply initially. Apparently has no answer to fairly straight-forward challenges asking for proof. :)
Sir,
Please feel free to attend the Fort Worth Alliance air show, as we will be performing a night jump using the same equipment, aircraft, and parachutes as we did in El Paso. We appreciate your interest and concern.
With all due respect I call Bulls**t just another wanabe cover up there is no way in hell that was from jumpers………..
Thanks for your interest! If you would like to see a repeat of Friday’s jump (which I participated in) please feel welcome to attend the Ft Worth Alliance air show next weekend, where we will be doing a night performance Friday the 29th of October. We will be using the same aircraft, equipment, and pyro equipment we used in El Paso. We would love to see you there!
Blue Skies
Sorry, but I’m not “falling” for this answer. Besides, I saw a UFO between 11:00 pm and 2: am when I was 13. (I’m now 62.) It was stationary for almost 3 hours directly overhead my bedroom window(looked like a big star). Then it moved in a sideways “S” pattern before it disappeared out of sight over my neighbor’s house. This happened in Kansas City, KS.
Please duplicate the night jump and show everyone how it looks exactly like the “UFO” videos.
That should do it.
Can we count on that? Thanks.
Sir,
Please feel free to attend the Fort Worth Alliance air show next weekend, which is a public event. We will be performing a night jump 29 Oct using the same parachutes, aircraft, and equipment that we did in El Paso. Hope to see you there!
Some people always continue to believe what they want to believe even when confronted with the truth. Those who have only a shallow and superficial understanding of events and issues continue to cling onto the ridiculous.
The idiocy of people who will deny, deny , deny simple facts. The GK confirm their jump created the effects seem over El Paso. Older videos of their jumps are identical to what was seen in the Channel 9 video. Hundreds of people have left comments online, mostly on youtube, stating they have seen these jumps. Come on!
Hi Rachel,
You said you participate in the jump and was the videographer of the jump. I am in no way doubting it. I would just like to know if you have posted your footage on youtube or other channel so we can take our conclusions on the whole event. While the initial part looks very similar with the other filmed jumps, the end with the triangular formation is quite unique.
It would be very interesting if you could send us the link.
Regards.
First of all, thanks for your interest! Yes, I do have the photos and video, which I will post soon. It’s interesting that so many people are so intrigued with the “triangular formation” seen once the canopies were open. Any three points in any plane, unless they are in a perfectly straight line, will form a triangle. It would have been FAR more amazing if the three canopies had been able to form a straight line, since they are in a three-dimensional space and they are each flying their parachutes independently from each other! The mystique of this “triangular formation” that so many people think we did on purpose can be broken by googling “Golden Knights” and looking at any one of the hundreds of videos of us under canopy during the day. Pick out any three canopies and notice that they form…wait for it…a TRIANGLE! I think one of the reasons that folks are so amazed by the night jump is that the position of the canopies is more pronounced with the pyro against the night sky.
I am currently traveling with my team to do performances in Fort Worth and San Antonio, but as soon as I return to base I will be able to post photos and video from the El Paso jump as well as the night jump that we will be performing in San Antonio.
Blue Skies!!
Thank you for the answer. Your explanation makes sense. Just waiting to see the videos of this and next jump.
Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we did NOT do a night jump in Fort Worth! We do whatever jumps the airshow hires us to do, and they changed it from years past and did not have it on the schedule. We are headed to San Antonio this next weekend and I anticipate that we will have at least an evening or twilight jump there. I will keep you updated to assure that you don’t miss it if it is on the schedule.
Thanks!
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