Correct. But the Gov’t has said that they don’t know what they are, and don’t appear to pose a threat.
If they said it’s a “classified military test”, that would be the end of it.
intercst
Isn’t that a bit of an oxymoron? If you don’t know what they are, how do you know they aren’t a threat?
DB2
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That the vehicle hasn’t “lit you up” with its targeting senors. {{ LOL }}
intercst
It’s illegal to shine a laser at an airliner on final approach to an airport, but some people think that is a clever thing to do too.
Steve
They may not be allowed to say that. There are certain agencies in our government that NO government official is permitted to confirm or deny any of their actions.
They are orange and hairy
Relatives of the OT.
Then they’re going to have a problem. On the news this evening they said Congress now wants to pass legislation to exercise more control over drones. Says agencies are pointing fingers at each other.
intercst
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They often do that to obfuscate the issue.
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Latest theory is that the drones are looking for a dirty bomb. Which apparently could be anywhere from New Jersey to San Diego.
intercst
I’m sure the answer is much more mundane than that.
A few months ago the rules for nighttime drone flying were relaxed, it’s now legal to do so except in certain controlled areas (airports, government buildings, etc.)
I suspect all these sightings are just hobbyists having fun, perhaps draping fairie lights on their drones and flying them around for their own amusement, and now that it’s become a thing, for the mystification of others.
Not nearly so prosaic, but more likely a piece of reality.
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Yep. And once people start talking about seeing them, more people will go out and see if they can see them - which will then drive up the number of reported sightings even more.
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Then they need to be concentrated over Florida.
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We know of a variety of commercial uses such as inspecting power lines, checking for storm damage, or police pursuing an intruder, etc.
Most of these work best in the daytime. Nightime is not impossible but more limited. Delivery of Amazon packages may be more likely. Probably mostly hobbysts.
Not sure if it is in use yet, but a company is making drones & software for fire departments. When a fire is reported a drone is sent, arriving before the truck(s) and the firefighters can start evaluating the first actions, asking for more equipment, etc sooner.
Mike
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In my area, once the 911 operator collects the info and presses the button, fire truck or ambulance is supposed to arrive in 4 minutes. Hard for a drone to beat that.
But could work for forest fires or brush fires. Or maybe for departments covering larger areas.