Erlkönig: Police and Harriers

RADAR RANGE

Two members of the British traffic police were in Berwickshire with a radar gun, checking for speeding motorists, when suddenly their equipment locked up with a reading of over 300 miles per hour. Seconds later a low-flying Harrier jet flew over their heads and explained the mystery.

When the policemen complained to the RAF, they were informed they were lucky to be alive.

The jet's target-seeker had locked onto their radar gun as enemy radar, which triggered an automatic retaliatory air-to-surface missile attack.

Luckily for the traffic cops, the Harrier was unarmed.

From Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader