Black helicopter

The black helicopter is a symbol of an alleged conspiratorial military takeover of the United States in the American militia movement.

[2][1] Stories of black helicopters first appeared in the 1970s, and were linked to reports of cattle mutilation.

Media attention to black helicopters increased in February 1995, when first-term Republican northern Idaho Representative Helen Chenoweth charged that armed federal agents were landing black helicopters on Idaho ranchers' property to enforce the Endangered Species Act.

The John Birch Society originally promoted it, asserting that a United Nations force would soon arrive in black helicopters to bring the US under UN control.

[6] A similar theory concerning so-called "phantom helicopters" appeared in the UK in the 1970s.

Unmarked black helicopters have been described in conspiracy theories since the 1970s.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flying in Iraq
U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses black UH-60 helicopters with gold markings.