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A UK police helicopter’s jaw-dropping penis-shaped flight path was an “unfortunate” accident, officials said.
Gordon Bird, 53, discovered the path of his penis after reviewing online tracking data from a helicopter hovering over his home in Hampshire, which woke his two-year-old daughter at around 11pm on Monday night.
The father said he was “shocked” when he spotted the dangerous shape in the flight path of a police helicopter.
“I happened to have my computer on, I didn’t go to bed, so I was just looking for it on the track,” Bird told the BBC.
According to Bird, the high-flying penis took “about half an hour” to form.
Data reviewed by the outlet showed the helicopter outlined obscenely primarily over Blackbush Airfield, then circled over Fleet’s Ansells Farm before returning to base.
“I’m not angry, I’m upset about the waste of resources,” Bird said of erectile orientation.
The National Police Air Service emailed the father to apologize for disturbing his daughter’s sleep but claimed the familiar figure was unintentional.
The department said it was “unfortunate” that the flight path “resembled a specific shape,” according to the BBC.
The agency also told the media that the helicopter was performing a “legitimate police purpose” and was helping to track a vehicle that drove through the police station.
“[Flights] Do not follow defined or predetermined flight plans as they are dynamic in nature and respond to changing and unpredictable ground conditions. “