Maine - Some nutjob

[Steve L Reid]

It was a UFO! No way a drone can stay up that long.

 

[dougiefresh27]

The distance from Gorham to Standish is almost 7 miles. That is quite a long flight unless the moron is in between the 2 cities. I'm glad the reporter clarified that it is a federal offense to shoot down any drone.

 

[old man mavic]

The distance from Gorham to Standish is almost 7 miles. That is quite a long flight unless the moron is in between the 2 cities. I'm glad the reporter clarified that it is a federal offense to shoot down any drone.

what happened there,don't tell me,you were doing a
firmware update ,and you bricked it

 

[rstyles]

Be sure to contact the FFA, I know the Future Farmers of America can answer your question. Maybe it's an agricultural drone!

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

That is quite a long flight unless the moron is in between the 2 cities.

Same distance doing the entire run, just sayin'.

 

[sar104]

WOW, just WOW. Definitely looked like a star or planet to me. Hype and paranoia, or as others said, a setup/false flag to drive public support for the new proposed FAA regs... good thing it was a little nowhere place, so this "news" will likely not get that widespread.

No - stop looking for conspiracies. Firstly - it was unquestionably Venus based on elevation, azimuth the photos, and even the FAA doesn't control where and when Venus appears. Secondly, they don't need to make any effort to get public support - most people, if they have an opinion at all, think that drones are a nuisance and a threat to privacy and air safety.

 

[Pietros]

No - stop looking for conspiracies. Firstly - it was unquestionably Venus based on elevation, azimuth the photos, and even the FAA doesn't control where and when Venus appears. Secondly, they don't need to make any effort to get public support - most people, if they have an opinion at all, think that drones are a nuisance and a threat to privacy and air safety.

SAR is on the money here. A single point light source at a distance will appear to follow a moving observer - more so when the observer is moving quickly - and will then hover when they stop. Venus is a common cause of this illusion because of it is close to the horizon and bright. My last posting in the RAAF included the duty of State UFO Officer and Venus following people was a regular report Those Versuvians are a cunning lot.
The other common UFO was "a bright light that followed my car for miles then suddenly shot off at right angles like no aircraft can do" ... that's a C130 on approach with landing lights on crossing the road at a broad angle. In 12 months there was not one UFO report that couldn't be resolved by consulting the flying program or nautical almanac. But then I could just be lying to cover up the alien visits ... )

 

[llbaker2]

Do the math guys the road from gorham to standish is 55mph!

And VERY FEW drive the speed limit. Most drive 60-65 in a 55.

 

[sar104]

And VERY FEW drive the speed limit. Most drive 60-65 in a 55.

Well there's the answer then - it's obviously a new speed limit enforcement drone.

 

[Donnie Frank]

Maine woman stalked by drone calls police, Gorham officer also followed

Mary Dunham has recently had issues with drones in her backyard, but twice this week, the situation took a disturbing turn.

www.newscentermaine.com

Am I the only one wondering about the range and battery life of the drone? HA!

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