ESPANOLA, ONTARIO - Residents of a small town west of Sudbury, Ontario are anxious. They think they're getting sick, and they think they know why.

It involves the U.S. military, the government and strange planes overhead.

Tempers at the Espanola town council run high. Residents want to know what's flying over their community.

Shelly Jordan thinks strange planes might be making her kids sick. "I was concerned to see if this had anything to do with it, because I've heard of other things that are going on with children. I'm just wondering what the ratio is? If my daughter is one in 60,000 with her condition? All these other things that are happening to kids in this little area. If there are more I'd like to hear from them."

In fact, many in the community have reported respiratory problems and strange aches and pains.

Town council heard that some believe military jets are dropping material over the town as part of a weather experiment.

It isn't just a couple of people who think that. More than two 200 have signed a petition. Ben McNenly has seen the planes and he thinks they're American KC-135s.

McNenly has led the charge to find out what's going on. "I really think our mayor and our council should get behind us and demand some answers and some accountability from Ottawa. Because if they don't know what's going on, they should sure find out about it. And if they do know what's going on, they should put a stop to it."

The U.S. Air Force has already said it's not flying any planes over the town. The local member of Parliament is waiting to hear from the Canadian military. And, Espanola town council is discussing what to do next.