Mysterious Drone Swarms in Colorado

[TheFoxSaysRingADingDing]

Mysterious swarms of giant drones have started to appear in the Colorado and Nebraska night sky, and nobody knows where they're coming from

Interesting how at the end of the story the mention don't shoot down the drones only because they could start a fire? I would've thought that they'd mention it was a crime to shoot down drones......

 

[Bikerbill]

Also noted in the article I read is the description of 6' wingspan. That's no cheap drone.

 

[RayOZ]

From some comments, it might be someone/organisation doing some drone swarm testing like SAR. Sounds like a valid explanation. They weren't breaking any low. But flying at night, I would assume FAA would've issue a waiver for the operation. It's odd they have no idea.

 

[slkfis]

Colorada---------legal pot---------mysterious 6 ft. drones--------Hmmmm ?

 

[Prismatic]

Colorada---------legal pot---------mysterious 6 ft. drones--------Hmmmm ?

Maybe you could elaborate? I see no connection. Few people, including cannabis businesses and consumers, have the required resources for this.

Cannabis is legal statewide here in Colorado, but sales are county-by-county, and the drone-afflicted counties are all 'dry' in that sense (including grow operations).

Anyway, the DEA is among the many government and private agencies that have disavowed any involvement.

So it's still a mystery.

 

[Ernie Willey]

And 3 hours of flight time???

Also noted in the article I read is the description of 6' wingspan. That's no cheap drone.

 

[Cyclonetog]

Maybe you could elaborate? I see no connection. Few people, including cannabis businesses and consumers, have the required resources for this.

Cannabis is legal statewide here in Colorado, but sales are county-by-county, and the drone-afflicted counties are all 'dry' in that sense (including grow operations).

Anyway, the DEA is among the many government and private agencies that have disavowed any involvement.

So it's still a mystery.

I think it was a tongue-in-cheek remark about hallucinations...

 

[Hollywud]

Maybe you could elaborate? I see no connection. Few people, including cannabis businesses and consumers, have the required resources for this.

Cannabis is legal statewide here in Colorado, but sales are county-by-county, and the drone-afflicted counties are all 'dry' in that sense (including grow operations).

Anyway, the DEA is among the many government and private agencies that have disavowed any involvement.

So it's still a mystery.

No need to elaborate. It was a joke...

 

[MacCool]

Anyway, the DEA is among the many government and private agencies that have disavowed any involvement.

And of course they would never lie about an ongoing investigation or operation....

 

[hiflyer201]

I would say the three hour battery life would eliminate drones and also allow plenty of time to get out the binoculars..call me a cynic

 

[Thomas B]

What planet did they come from?

 

[Lastrexking]

No photo, or videos? You’d have thought someone would have filmed them.

 

[Prismatic]

I think it was a tongue-in-cheek remark about hallucinations...

Silly me, I didn't consider that angle because cannabis isn't hallucinogenic.

 

[Cyclonetog]

Then you know more about drugs than I do

 

[Prismatic]

Then you know more about drugs than I do

That may be true, but let's not go further off-topic.

 

[kwolfskill]

Saw a flock of them one night here in southeast Iowa last year. Didn't recognize it as a flock of drones at first, just a dead silent flying "V" overhead with lights, moving quickly across the sky. It was weird to see the lighted "V", without any other obstruction of the night sky than the lights. Probably about 30 - 40 of them in the flock and at the end, they headed towards our little regional airport, less than 1/2 mile away.

We have the small arms (i.e. up to 50 cal.) military ordinance manufacturing plant about 10 miles from town, and I assumed they were in some way associated with something getting tested from it.

 

[hactick]

What if the aliens have been waiting for us to build drones so that they can fly without suspicion. Now any unidentifiable flying object immediately gets called a drone.

 

[Roy Rogers]

Over 30 Drones Spotted in 5 Counties over 2 States stayed in the air for over 3 Hours and up to 6' A crossed (bologna) I don't believe that for a min . Can any one reminded me what the faa announced ? Remote I.D. ? gonna put all Hobbyist in a 400ft cage and make us pay a subscription fee to be tracked. So Amazon ,UPS and others can fly trinkets to peoples houses.

Fake news to help force an agenda . This is just how I feel about news like this , and if we sit by quietly not speaking out we will all be in UAV Fields filming grass.

 

[Huckleberry]

What if the aliens have been waiting for us to build drones so that they can fly without suspicion. Now any unidentifiable flying object immediately gets called a drone.

I hope those UFOs are making sure they are compliant with the new FAA proposal by either being connected to WiFi or at least broadcasting. I mean, if they’re gonna integrate themselves in to the NAS, they better do it according to regs. The safety of the skies depend on it.

 

[hiflyer201]

I live in an area where experimental aircraft and aircraft on secret missions fly from time to time. Flocks of people somehow get the word and line up with telephoto lenses along a desert road with a view of Palmdale Airport. I guess there is a rumor of something big. I never stop to ask because, frankly, I'm not so sure that they even know.
Here is a note on the Los Angeles Sectional chart advising of flights that have been going on for years. It's kind of alarming to pilots when they spot the strange looking things. I'm thinking most people don't even know about them