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That's what it looked like to me -misanthroptimist Dec 15 #1
I'm very knowledgeable about both: I am a licensed UAS (drone) and airline pilot. And I agree with you. Bo Zarts Dec 15 #42
I have a *lot* of experience under the night skies -misanthroptimist Dec 15 #44
Some GOP fool went out with his kids & took pics of the drones they saw & then posted them. CrispyQ Dec 18 #50
That's just what they WANT you to believe! FSogol Dec 15 #2
So, what about the videos circulated... GiqueCee Dec 15 #3
I expect many are regular airplanes but others are NOT BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #4
You mean those videos made with the special "bigfoot fuzzying filter?" PSPS Dec 15 #14
Bigfoot... GiqueCee Dec 15 #19
Here's a DU thread suggesting it's just people paying attention to something they've never paid attention to before. CrispyQ Dec 15 #29
Given the ever-rising temperature... GiqueCee Dec 18 #49
Drone exist. Drones occasionally go places they should not. XorXor Dec 18 #48
Manned aircraft bigmonk Dec 15 #5
My thought also. Air traffic controllers know where manned aircraft are. Lonestarblue Dec 15 #6
There is a shortage of Air Traffic Controllers Farmer-Rick Dec 15 #16
Damned aliens... GiqueCee Dec 15 #21
Hey... maybe this IS their idea of calling first! :-) (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 15 #26
I suppose... GiqueCee Dec 15 #35
Hysterical people reporting scheduled flights as drones FredGarvin Dec 15 #7
this has all kinds of mass hysteria energy to it prodigitalson Dec 15 #43
And don't manned planes need to be equiped with transponders? Attilatheblond Dec 15 #41
AKA sheduled flights FredGarvin Dec 15 #8
"Slight overreaction"?? More like a foot dragging underreaction. nt ancianita Dec 15 #9
In Ukraine, they take these down with hand held drone jammers FredGarvin Dec 15 #10
Are you sure? Have you checked online? I just found a number of links. ancianita Dec 15 #11
It was sarcasm FredGarvin Dec 15 #12
I had no idea there was such a thing karin_sj Dec 15 #13
Oh yeah, I saw some at a farm show Farmer-Rick Dec 15 #18
This has stirred the UFO-philes into a frenzy. wolfie001 Dec 15 #15
re: "Over 25 billion smart devices that can record video and yet not ONE!!!!! convincing piece of evidence" thesquanderer Dec 15 #27
Not sure but I am sure everything that's been presented is pretty much BS wolfie001 Dec 15 #38
Most people... HuskyOffset Dec 15 #17
I guess the clue came when the wing lights were on.........you know green for right wing, red for left wing ...... turbinetree Dec 15 #20
Aliens would also have BidenRocks Dec 15 #37
Very Smart Aliens............smarter than whats on this planet trying to say nothing over here turbinetree Dec 17 #47
Interesting. Sounds like a case of mass hysteria. That happens during times of stress such as the recent election. Martin68 Dec 15 #22
Some might be but not all BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #23
I believe substantial regulations are in place already. for example, it is illegal to fly a drone in an airport's Martin68 Dec 15 #24
"If there are idiots fooling around with drones for kicks, it will be hard to catch them." BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #25
I'd say the build-up to the inauguration and the next four-year term are the REAL times of stress. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 15 #31
So many aircraft Goatguy Dec 15 #28
There was an interview with Mayorkas that I posted BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #30
Security cameras captured video of one within a mile of my house last night morillon Dec 15 #32
"The bigger ops feel like trolling to me." BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #33
Drones Maninacan Dec 15 #34
Color me sceptical sdfernando Dec 15 #36
I can't get over the shit with Larry Hogan thinking the constellation Orion was a bunch of fucking drones. LOL Karasu Dec 15 #39
Jetson Aero drone littlemissmartypants Dec 15 #40
But does it do this BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #45
Of course! littlemissmartypants Dec 16 #46
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