FB, no there are many people skeptical of what the government says and does. Do not worry about that! The problem is poor photo/video quality and a confusing narrative.
The government told us in 2024 that average person can easily mistake airplane lights in the sky miles away with a drone they think is 100-500 feet away. I had fun this summer testing the theory with a Mavic
Mini 4 Pro. I sent drone up, hovered and scanned the sky in late dusk looking for airplanes. I observed and followed many commercial aircraft from miles away. I knew exactly what I was looking at because I checked online in real time.
My conclusions were that an average person with no zoom lens, online tracker, experience or training, could be fooled--meaning that they could mistake airplane lights far away for mysterious UFOs, drones or what have you. I just do not think I would personally be fooled because I am slightly better than average. I doubt I would mistake a commercial jetliner miles away for a drone a few hundred feet above me. Especially if it was chasing me either in or on the periphery of woods.
I have been meaning to ask you, are you a poultry farmer? Did you know your state is #1 in the country in poultry production?