Fighter jets scramble to ID helicopter over Middleborough

That's my guess.

We get copters over our house all the time, too. The only thing that gets me is that junior calls them airplanes. And there is a toy helicopter on the dining room table!

Every week at about the same time, Coast Guard copters fly close (though thankfully not too close) to the house. We are not by the coast, nor would most aircraft flying from coastal areas (aside from possibly Rhode Island) go in the direction they go, but they do.

Clouds, on the other hand, screw with me getting GPS reception. Screw clouds!

FDC 4/4121 - PROVIDENCE, RI - FIGURE D

!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 1 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE PROVIDENCE, RHODE
ISLAND..TEMPORARY
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
OCTOBER 30-31, 2014 LOCAL. PURSUANT TO 49 USC 40103(B), THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE
DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AS 'NATIONAL DEFENSE AIRSPACE'. PILOTS WHO
DO NOT ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES MAY BE INTERCEPTED,
DETAINED AND INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY PERSONNEL.
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS MAY ALSO BE TAKEN AGAINST
A PILOT WHO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR ANY SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS OR PROCEDURES ANNOUNCED IN THIS NOTAM:
A) THE FAA MAY TAKE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, INCLUDING IMPOSING CIVIL
PENALTIES AND THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF AIRMEN CERTIFICATES;
OR
B) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MAY PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES,
INCLUDING CHARGES UNDER TITLE 49 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE,
SECTION 46307; OR
C) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MAY USE DEADLY FORCE AGAINST THE
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!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 2 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE
AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT, IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT POSES AN
IMMINENT SECURITY THREAT.
PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS, AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN AN
AREA DEFINED AS 30NM RADIUS OF 414908N0712558W (PVD013005.7)
SFC-17999FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 1410310001 UTC (2001 LOCAL 10/30/14)
UNTIL 1410311715 UTC (1315 LOCAL 10/31/14).
WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF 414315N0712539W
(PVD169000.2) SFC-17999FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 1410310001 UTC (2001 LOCAL 10/30/14)
UNTIL 1410310115 UTC (2115 LOCAL 10/30/14).
WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF 414916N0712423W
(PVD024005.9) SFC-17999FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 1410310030 UTC (2030 LOCAL 10/30/14)
UNTIL 1410311400 UTC (1000 LOCAL 10/31/14).
WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF 415058N0712754W
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!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 3 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE
(PVD002007.7) SFC-17999FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 1410311315 UTC (0915 LOCAL 10/31/14)
UNTIL 1410311615 UTC (1215 LOCAL 10/31/14).
WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF 414315N0712539W
(PVD169000.2) SFC-17999FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 1410311600 UTC (1200 LOCAL 10/31/14)
UNTIL 1410311715 UTC (1315 LOCAL 10/31/14).
EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED BELOW AND/OR UNLESS AUTHORIZED
BY ATC IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC
SECURITY COORDINATOR VIA THE DOMESTIC EVENTS
NETWORK (DEN):
A. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITHIN THE 10 NMR
AREA(S) LISTED ABOVE, KNOWN AS THE INNER CORE(S),
ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR: APPROVED LAW
ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY SUPPORTING
THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE (USSS) AND THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
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!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 4 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE
APPROVED AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHTS, AND REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AND ALL-CARGO
CARRIERS OPERATING UNDER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
TSA-APPROVED STANDARD SECURITY
PROGRAMS/PROCEDURES: AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STANDARD
SECURITY PROGRAM (AOSSP), FULL ALL-CARGO AIRCRAFT
OPERATOR STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM (FACAOSSP),
MODEL SECURITY PROGRAM (MSP), TWELVE FIVE STANDARD
SECURITY PROGRAM (TFSSP) ALL CARGO, OR ALL-CARGO
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROCEDURE (ACISP) AND ARE
ARRIVING INTO AND/OR DEPARTING FROM 14 CFR PART
139 AIRPORTS. ALL EMERGENCY/LIFE SAVING FLIGHT
(MEDICAL/LAW ENFORCEMENT/FIREFIGHTING) OPERATIONS
MUST COORDINATE WITH ATC PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE
AT 401-738-8945 TO AVOID POTENTIAL DELAYS.
B. FOR OPERATIONS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE BETWEEN THE
10 NMR AND 30 NMR AREA(S) LISTED ABOVE, KNOWN AS
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!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 5 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE
THE OUTER RING(S): ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHIN
THE OUTER RING(S) LISTED ABOVE ARE LIMITED TO
AIRCRAFT ARRIVING OR DEPARTING LOCAL AIRFIELDS,
AND WORKLOAD PERMITTING, ATC MAY AUTHORIZE TRANSIT
OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT MAY NOT LOITER. ALL AIRCRAFT
MUST BE ON AN ACTIVE IFR OR VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A
DISCRETE CODE ASSIGNED BY AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
(ATC) FACILITY. AIRCRAFT MUST BE SQUAWKING THE
DISCRETE CODE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND AT ALL TIMES
WHILE IN THE TFR AND MUST REMAIN IN TWO-WAY RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC.
C. THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
WITHIN THIS TFR: FLIGHT TRAINING, PRACTICE
INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, AEROBATIC FLIGHT, GLIDER
OPERATIONS, SEAPLANE OPERATIONS, PARACHUTE
OPERATIONS, ULTRALIGHT, HANG GLIDING, BALLOON
OPERATIONS, AGRICULTURE/CROP DUSTING, ANIMAL
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!FDC 4/4121 ZBW PART 6 OF 6 RI..AIRSPACE
POPULATION CONTROL FLIGHT OPERATIONS, BANNER
TOWING OPERATIONS, SIGHTSEEING OPERATIONS,
MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHTS, MODEL AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS, MODEL ROCKETRY, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS (UAS), AND UTILITY AND PIPELINE SURVEY
OPERATIONS.
D. FAA RECOMMENDS THAT ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS
CHECK NOTAMS FREQUENTLY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THIS TFR PRIOR TO OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS REGION.
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