MANCHESTER, N.H. — Several people reported an unusual sighting in the Lake Sunapee region Wednesday night.
News 9 received several reports of a low-flying aircraft in the area around 11 p.m.
The 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard confirmed it is conducting night fighter jet training this week in northern New England. The training concludes Thursday night.
"We do not want to alarm the residence around the local area that may be startled by the increase in aircraft activity during the evening hours. The evening missions are a critical part of our required reoccurring training," officials from Barnes Air National Guard Base said in a press release. "The night-training is required to ensure our pilots are ready to respond to any airborne threat in the Northeastern United States, at any time, in any condition."
They said the jets were over the New Hampshire skies Wednesday night.
A Massachusetts Air National Guard spokesman said the combination of the cold air and quiet night made the engines of the jets seem loud.
Officials said they were not sure whether there would be more training exercises over New Hampshire on Thursday night.
"We often do not have the luxury of advance notice, however, when we can prepare for training missions such as these, we will try to share as much information as we can," officials said in the press release.
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