What were they thinking when they instructed authorities not to notify the public?
Air Force One Photo Opp Triggers Panic in Manhattan, by Mark Crudele, Richard Esposito, & Lisa Stark
** A photo shoot involving a 747 used as Air Force One and two fighter jets flying at low altitude led to hundreds of frightened calls from residents and workers in Lower Manhattan this morning, triggering memories of 9-11 as many evacuated their offices. The president was not aboard. Although the shoot was authorized, the normal system of public notification broke down, multiple officials said. *** “It scared a couple of million people,” one airport official said. Witnesses told ABCNews.com that they were “shocked” and “running scared” when the planes flew overhead. **