The Army lost a 1000-pound missile that fell off an Army helicopter in upstate New York on Friday.
The 64 inch-long device, which was built to simulate a Hellfire missile, is non-explosive and non-motorized - i.e. a dummy. The missile fell somewhere in a still undisclosed location in upstate New York, since officials wouldn't release the flight path of the helicopter that day, reported Fox News. The only clue the public has is that the AH-64 Apache from which the missile fell was allegedly headed to the New York Air Show as part of a training mission.
One thing that remains unclear is how the missile fell in the first place. Even though the missile is designed to simulate the weight of a real Hellfire missile, it wasn't designed to be fired or dropped like one, according to Ars Technica.
Helicopters have combed through the area over the past few days in search of the missile, but they have yielded no results, The Post-Standard reported. The Army is now turning to the public for help.
While the inert projectile isn't dangerous, officials still request that you don't touch it if you come across it. The missile is black with the words "U.S. Army" painted on the side in big block letters. The Army asks that anyone with information on the missile's whereabouts call Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at 315-772-6324.
