Drone poll

[Dennis Donovan]

Just to be annoying on a Sunday night. I'm going to do something I rarely do... post an unscientific internet poll.

Since the drone story's been dominating the news, I'm curious. What do you think we're seeing?

103 votes, 15 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Conventional aircraft mistaken for drones
	6 (6%)
	Commercial drones that operate at night
	7 (7%)
	An increase in drone hobbyists operating their aircraft at night (law allows this as of 2021)
	32 (31%)
	A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly
	21 (20%)
	A foreign military operation
	4 (4%)
	Good ol' swamp gas
	2 (2%)
	This is panic - there is no unusual aerial activity
	31 (30%)
	15 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Shermann]

1. These aren't the drones you're looking for! (Jedi mind trick) nt

[underpants]

2. Okay that's gold.

[Trueblue1968]

28. Aliens. Aliens. Aliens !!!!!!!!!

[doc03]

3. Fox News tried to stir up a panic about balloons last year. nt

[Silent Type]

4. Incels having the time of their lives, making news.

[dweller]

5. Mass hallucinations

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[DontBelieveEastisEas]

6. Aliens Option? You have ruined the poll.

[Dennis Donovan]

8. Consider that a write-in option.

[elleng]

7. A thing flying near my house, also near Patuxent River Naval air station, southern MD:

[Dennis Donovan]

10. Was it just one or did you see more than one?

Last night, DUer SaveOurDemocracy saw multiple drones over their house in Chester Co, PA:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219821655

[elleng]

20. Just one,

@ time of moon-setting, but have seen a couple day-times.

[JoseBalow]

9. Why did you omit "Aliens" from the poll?

[-misanthroptimist]

11. Mostly the first one

With a healthy dose of panic and a couple of the other mundane explanations thrown in to complete the package.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

13. Poll is missing "Combination of the Above", and "Aliens Obviously" options. "Be Better"

[AntiFascist]

12. Drones developed by the Broligarchy n/t

[meadowlander]

19. Ding ding ding.

This is some corporate "top secret" test programme that they forgot to clear with the relevant authorities.

[jfz9580m]

21. Amazon test driving an annoying new delivery system!

Well I am half-kidding which is increasingly my take on most everything these days.
We are all screwed any which way-why worry about it?

Don’t take life so serious..it ain’t noway permanent as I see it!

Except for the broligarchy and Ray Kurzweil who will merge with machines and live forever!


(And believe it or not, i am actually high on life not booze!)

[DBoon]

14. a manifestation of dark energy

better than aliens, there is evidence for the existence of dark energy, but no evidence for intelligent being on other planets

[True Dough]

15. I just want a ride

Are they arranging for pick-ups yet?

[IcyPeas]

16. Ask Elon

[Iggo]

17. The governor's drones turned out to be the Big Dipper.

So I think most of it is people looking up at night who don’t usually look up at night.

And I could be wrong. But that’s my best guess.

[Polybius]

18. Dammit, no options for UFO's

I chose the next closest one: A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly.

[Trexmaster]

22. Military & A.I. predictive policing surveillance

There's this option:

A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly

Then, there's another that isn't being considered: surveillance.


The DoD is in the final phases of "legitimizing" JDAC2 to the general public in the US & the rest of the world, and on the [law] enforcement the police, federal agencies, are in the works of implementing predictive policing using A.I. tools.

[leftyladyfrommo]

23. Those drones are angels driving around. nt

[SheilaAnn]

24. Santa's elves flying around to check on who's naughty/nice then run back to Santa with findings.

[bif]

25. One of the categories should be:

Sick of seeing 20 posts a day about drones.

[Meowmee]

29. Yep 😹

[Jack Valentino]

26. WRITE-IN : GQP ran out of things to blame on President Biden,

so they are manufacturing this one.

[CoopersDad]

27. Other: "Otherworldly" craft from another....

...time, dimension, gallery, etc.

They saw who was elected and have come to save the world.

And I thank them for being here!

[haele]

30. Parents trying out the hobby drones they got for their kid's Christmas....

Just to ensure they knew how they worked before the kids unwrapped them Wednesday Morning.

Haele