PHOTOS: White flags mysteriously fly above Brooklyn Bridge

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Aluminum foil pans were used to cover up lights when suspects changed out the flags that fly over the Brooklyn Bridge.
The flags are removed
The flags are removed
The flags are removed
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
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PHOTOS: White flags mysteriously fly above Brooklyn BridgeAluminum foil pans were used to cover up lights when suspects changed out the flags that fly over the Brooklyn Bridge.

BROOKLYN -- Two large American flags atop the Brooklyn Bridge -- one of New York City's most heavily secured landmarks -- were replaced sometime during the night with white banners that were spotted Tuesday morning fluttering in the wind.

Police crime scene and intelligence detectives were investigating how the flags were switched out on the famed span that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, and there were no reports of suspicious activity, police said. Check out photos of the mysterious flags above and read the full story here.