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Most of the 5K drone reports are planes, hobbyists and stars, feds say

4 pointsby mikeweiss5 months ago

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krapp5 months ago
<p><pre><code> ... Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones. We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast.[0] </code></pre> [0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dhs.gov&#x2F;news&#x2F;2024&#x2F;12&#x2F;16&#x2F;dhs-fbi-faa-dod-joint-statement-ongoing-response-reported-drone-sightings" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dhs.gov&#x2F;news&#x2F;2024&#x2F;12&#x2F;16&#x2F;dhs-fbi-faa-dod-joint-st...</a><p>TL;DR those aren&#x27;t interdimensional space elves cunningly disguising themselves as conventional aircraft, they&#x27;re just conventional aircraft.