Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Unidentified Drone Swarm over US Military Base Sparks Alarm

Mysterious drones have been spotted flying around one of the U.S.'s most sensitive military areas, leaving defense officials and local authorities stumped as to who is behind the unknown uncrewed aerial vehicles zipping across the sky around a major U.S. air base.

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... U.S. military personnel reported drones appearing in restricted airspace over Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, shortly after sunset during a period of more than two weeks, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The drones appeared in December last year, according to the report, pulling in officials across the Pentagon, FBI and the Defense Department's specialized office for investigating unidentified aerial phenomena.

One senior official based at Langley told The Journal that multiple drones headed across Chesapeake Bay and further south toward the city of Norfolk. They reportedly traveled across Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval port and the main base for the Navy's vaunted SEAL Team Six. Unless the drones are an imminent threat, by law they cannot by shot down near military bases. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-14 08:55 PM

With Pres Putin seeming to have such an influence politically within the GOP, is this his next incursion into the US?


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#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-14 08:59 PM

Lamplighter - I must say, you have chosen the least informative article on this occurrence.

'Reality Check' with Ross Coulthart: New video shows UAPs swarm US military base | Morning in America 158K views 5 months ago - includes more statements from an eyewitness and description of the objects.

EW VIDEO: UAPs swarm U.S. military base; How will Congress respond? | Reality Check 979K views 5 months ago - a more detailed account of the encounter. 44 objects, blinking inconsistently, the size of a car, no sound reflecting off the water, no blades, just circling for weeks. NASA brought it's WB-57 research vessel "to get involved."

Airmen regularly see objects that operate within their training space, inhibiting activities because there are so many, moving at incredible speed, defying aerodynamics, outperforming our struggling fighter jets. All day. Every day.

All systems and sensors collaborate across multiple aircraft at very high speeds.

They appear spherical, solid and without observable propulsion.

Goldfrapp - Physical 2001

#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-10-15 02:01 PM

Mysterious drones flying in the sky 83K views 1 year ago - a local news story with testimony and footage from a couple in Boonesboro, MD.

One sphere observed them up close from a window. Jumbo jets began circling low over the neighborhood for hours, then allegedly landed at Petuxant River Naval Air Station nearby. Navy confirm their flights.

Hundreds in Maryland report UFO sightings as Congress, NASA investigate, push for transparency 432K views 1 year ago - More local news after hundreds of witnesses react.

Video captures flying objects that officials can't explain (2020) 7.1M views 4 years ago - Again, 200-300 feet up, 30 lit spheres estimated at least six feet wide flying in formations seen by hundreds of residents after sunset over Colorado and Nebraska. "Multiple FAA and government agencies are investigating these reports." "It's not clear the flights are breaking any laws.."

Mystery drones fly over US base | NewsNation Now 5,746 views 2 hours ago - The latest information about the Pentagon non-response.

#4 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-10-15 03:46 PM

Seems like we should have developed some sort of defense over the last couple of years that would have allowed us to acquire at least one of them. Tracking them back to home was something an AIR FORCE base should have been able to do...

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-10-15 05:41 PM

"Unless the drones are an imminent threat, by law they cannot by shot down near military bases."
That makes bsolutely no sense. I'm pretty sure any law like that would be immediately repealed if requested.

#6 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-15 06:21 PM

Strange that Biden does nothing to eliminate or capture these drones in our airspace just as nothing was done to stop a Chinese spy balloon(s) that crossed our country? Who owns them? China. Russia. Israel, Korea, Ukraine. Etc

Ever since Biden got into office there is nothing but war and incompetence across Middle East and Eastern Europe. Biden encouraged Zelensky to wage war with Russia instead of negotiations

#7 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-15 06:44 PM

The had 'Musk' stamped on them, so....

And no one needed to fight when Trump was President, they knew that anything they wanted was For Sale.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-15 06:49 PM

Strange that Biden does nothing to eliminate or capture these drones in our airspace just as nothing was done to stop a Chinese spy balloon(s) that crossed our country? Who owns them? China. Russia. Israel, Korea, Ukraine. Etc
Ever since Biden got into ofice there is nothing but war and incompetence across Middle East and Eastern Europe. Biden encouraged Zelensky to wage war with Russia instead of negotiations
#7 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-15 06:44 PM

One of Putin's banks was allowed to function inside of the US, even during the "sanctions" - and run by an intelligence broker.

Trump stole hundreds of top secret/classified information, military secrets that have consequently gotten individuals killed.

The Kremlin was directly connecting to DeVoss servers, and when cut off, re-connected from the same source to another DeVoss server.

TrumpCo sold us out, bro.

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-10-15 07:00 PM

New defenses eyed for Langley AFB 2.6K views 1 day ago

Allegedly there are no new "threats", nothing requiring legal or military response, so why inflate the budget? These objects are non-threatening during daily, close, regular interactions. Have they tried a bake sale? Seasonal calendars are popular. Maybe choose a less busy location for air training?

#10 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-10-16 03:43 AM

@#3 ... Lamplighter - I must say, you have chosen the least informative article on this occurrence. ...

Thanks for providing more details.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 11:05 AM

"Unless the drones are an imminent threat, by law they cannot by shot down near military bases."
That makes (a)bsolutely no sense.

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Exactly

So why the big uproar about Chinese spy balloons floating over America?

They were not threatening anyone and were not even over a military base.

Just floating around. And looking down.

Yet shot down they were.

Drones can be spy devices too. We now need anti drone drones that will engage or follow them back to their source.

Find the mother ship. That's where the real good stuff will be found.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-16 11:44 AM

Why are truth and facts too often being hidden by politicians and bureacrats from citizens and taxpayers. Dont they supposedly serve the public and country? If truth is being covered up who is it that actually is being served?

#13 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-17 07:56 PM

"Unless the drones are an imminent threat, by law they cannot by shot down near military bases."
That makes (a)bsolutely no sense. (emphasis mine)

It does with a minimum understanding of defensive "use of force" law.

#14 | Posted by et_al at 2024-10-17 09:17 PM

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