Helicopters over Lambeau surprised everyone, including police

The helicopters that flew over Lambeau Field after a Green Bay Packers touchdown during Thursday night's preseason game caught everyone by surprise, including local police.

"That had us scrambling last night," Paul Ebel, a Green Bay Police commander in charge of operations on game days at Lambeau, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette on Friday.

The Press-Gazette reported the helicopters were from the U.S. Navy, but their appearance was not a traditionally planned flyover. Moments after Jimmy Graham caught a touchdown from Aaron Rodgers early in the first quarter, the two MH-60R Seahawks circled over the stadium. Several fans tweeted videos of them passing by.

Ebel told the newspaper that law enforcement had not been told of any planned flyover -- which would usually be scheduled to happen before a game, during the national anthem -- nor did the team.

"I was as surprised as anyone," Packers president Mark Murphy said Friday.

It's unclear why the helicopters were in the Green Bay area. Cmdr. Ron Flanders of Naval Air Forces Pacific told the newspaper the U.S. Navy is exploring what happened.

"The U.S. Navy prides itself on safety and professionalism in the air," he said. "We are looking into this matter."

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