Claim of Similar Aircraft Over Michigan
What This Image Shows
A screenshot of an X post by Morgan (@MorganC000) with a collage of Flightradar24 map crops attached. The post reads: "The same small UVU aircraft seen loitering over Utah Valley University at the time Kirk was allegedly shot were also in Michigan today, patrolling before, during, and after the latest incident at the LDS church... No one has had anything to say about the flight activity of these aircraft." A second post from the same account, three hours later, adds: "Annnnd like I said... didn't happen. At least not the way they say it did."
The map crops show tracks around Michigan landmarks -- NCG Cinema, Buffalo Wild Wings, McCandlish Rd, Henry Ford Health Genesys -- with a type code C172 visible, indicating a Cessna 172, a very common light single-engine aircraft.
Treat this as a reported claim rather than a finding, and note the limits. A Cessna 172 is not the same class of aircraft as either the Global 6500 or the Piper Navajo discussed elsewhere in this cluster, so "the same small UVU aircraft" is a characterization the tracking data shown does not support on its face. Light aircraft over populated areas are routine. The post is preserved because the pattern claim has circulated widely and should be examinable rather than repeated unchecked.
For the aircraft actually documented over UVU, see N59906 and N1098L Spy Plane.
Related Areas
- Cluster: Aircraft and Flight Evidence
- Section: Planes
- All photo evidence: Photos