Mysterious drones NBC news

[Conservative Nihilist]

Agree 100%. My DSLR has an optical zoom equivalent to 90x... and at a push, a digital zoom that quadruples that, which means I can get crystal clear shots of craters and meteor gouges on the surface of the moon. Isn't it odd that the only stills and footage on display look as though they've been taken by an epileptic with an old 2mp Vivitar point-and-click?

Wow. This is purely hypothetical but one would imagine a camera sporting such immense zoom power would be capable of scrutinizing bikini tan lines on a clothing-optional beach from overlooking bluffs in the next county. Now that's entertainment.

 

[Felix le Chat]

Wow. This is purely hypothetical but one would imagine a camera sporting such immense zoom power would be capable of scrutinizing bikini tan lines on a clothing-optional beach from overlooking bluffs in the next county. Now that's entertainment.

The digital zoom is like all digital zoom... horrible when you get in to look at the shots 1:1, but the optical zoom is awesome. It was bought specifically for astrophotography but also finds a use for extreme close-ups of architectural components in places I'm precluded from throwing a drone up in the air. As far as people are concerned: I find gargoyles more interesting.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Not picking nits. Why don't you share one of your 90X Moon photos with us so we can judge its quality for ourselves? Be sure to include EXIF data so we can see exactly how you achieved your miracle shot.

Sorry, won't be baited.

If you didn't understand my point regarding the relative speed of motion across the sky compared to a drone and trying to track it at 90x magnification, I lack the ability to make it understandable to you; someone else will have to try.

 

[Slim.slamma]

I don't see how the Mavic 4 Pro with it's superior camera and long life extended battery can make it anywhere near the US this mont

Yeah, at this point, I've come to that assumption myself.
Back on topic, as a resident of Manhattan, NYC, with access to the roofs of high-rise buildings and relatives in NJ, I've got some pretty insane footage with my Sony Zoom lenses.
If I can't get paid for the footage by this weekend I will most likely post it on the forum.
For now, all I will say is very strange

 

[MARK (LI)]

Yeah, at this point, I've come to that assumption myself.
Back on topic, as a resident of Manhattan, NYC, with access to the roofs of high-rise buildings and relatives in NJ, I've got some pretty insane footage with my Sony Zoom lenses.
If I can't get paid for the footage by this weekend I will most likely post it on the forum.
For now, all I will say is very strange

Mirrorless? how do you like it?

 

[eEridani]

For the past 2 weeks these have been flying near my home. Last night they were over my home.

What are your thoughts?

FBI investigates mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey

The Federal Bureau of Investigating is looking into mysterious drones that started appearing over northern New Jersey. “We’re all completely unnerved,” Morris County resident Julie Shavalier said. State officials said there is no current threat to the public.

www.nbcnews.com

I especially like a News Agency that calls the FBI the Federal Bureau of Investigating. It previews the the quality of investigating you can expect from them in their subsequent reporting.

 

[Slim.slamma]

Mirrorless? how do you like it?

Sony a7III g master II 70 -200 Tele converter 2x
AND LUCK

 

[Chip]

Yeah, at this point, I've come to that assumption myself.
Back on topic, as a resident of Manhattan, NYC, with access to the roofs of high-rise buildings and relatives in NJ, I've got some pretty insane footage with my Sony Zoom lenses.
If I can't get paid for the footage by this weekend I will most likely post it on the forum.
For now, all I will say is very strange

Yes please. I vote for posting on the forum asap!

 

[eEridani]

There's a photo of "multiple drones" on the NBC website. It is actually lens flare from the house lights (the two squiggly drones on the left), and what appears to be a large plane on approach with landing and taxi lights on.

As for the military bases reporting drone incursions, we all know there are those that fly into restricted areas all the time; no news there. But this general mass siting of alien drones is, well, basic mass hysteria in action. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if I were as gullible as that.

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

The sheer prevalence of flying object reports since November 18th 2024 to the present, including one report by a New Jersey police officer who observed numerous aerial vehicles erupt skyward from beneath the ocean surface not far offshore, all adds up to a phenomenon that is tangible, real and NOT the product of mass hallucination.

 

[kentdavidge]

a phenomenon that is tangible, real and NOT the product of mass hallucination

I don't think that @eEridani is disputing the reality of these objects/lights. He is just saying that they do not have an alien origin.

 

[Meta4]

The sheer prevalence of flying object reports since November 18th 2024 to the present, including one report by a New Jersey police officer who observed numerous aerial vehicles erupt skyward from beneath the ocean surface not far offshore, all adds up to a phenomenon that is tangible, real and NOT the product of mass hallucination.

It's a textbook case of mass hysteria.

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

It's a textbook case of mass hysteria.

The spreading hysteria, exemplified by the misidentification of regular air traffic as invading Martian craft by untrained observers, cannot be disputed, but that panic over the unknown must be viewed in the context of this being the first time since Pearl Harbor that US air defenses have been breached by multiple flying vehicles within a short time frame.

 

[RaWine]

Having seen "influencers" on youtube spend ridiculous amounts of money creating some kind of attraction, it wouldn't really surprise me if someone like that initiated it. But we know the military already uses drones also. I guess I don't think it's all that mysterious.

 

[RaWine]

i suppose the Feds could be surveilling for some major drug operation going through the area. That would explain why they aren't saying anything, even though the covert part is pretty much blown. What else, I don't know.

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

Having seen "influencers" on youtube spend ridiculous amounts of money creating some kind of attraction, it wouldn't really surprise me if someone like that initiated it. But we know the military already uses drones also. I guess I don't think it's all that mysterious.

YouTube pranksters do enjoy profiting from spectacle and sensation, but I doubt they'd go to the extent of flagrantly violating multiple FAA rules that carry serious jail time penalties for the operator of each aircraft found to have been used illegally.

My layman's barroom speculation is that most of the drones being seen are military air defense drones undergoing tests that the military will NEVER own up to having conducted since there will be more to come shortly.

 

[slozukimc]

While the aliens-are-here hysteria is laughable, gubmint testing of aviation tech is absolutely not the explanation.

This simply is not done, the risk too great. It's why we have huge restricted flight areas over Nevada and other unpopulated locales. That's where new tech gets tested, and has been for many decades.

And that is why these mysterious drones are such a big deal.

This is simply not true. There is a drone testing program going on right now at the Syracuse NY airport. They have been doing it for quite a while now.

Mike

 

[LindeSmac]

For the past 2 weeks these have been flying near my home. Last night they were over my home.

What are your thoughts?

FBI investigates mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey

The Federal Bureau of Investigating is looking into mysterious drones that started appearing over northern New Jersey. “We’re all completely unnerved,” Morris County resident Julie Shavalier said. State officials said there is no current threat to the public.

www.nbcnews.com

Paranoia or Old Woman Syndrome? Or what do you have to hide?

 

[hank970]

The spreading hysteria, exemplified by the misidentification of regular air traffic as invading Martian craft by untrained observers, cannot be disputed, but that panic over the unknown must be viewed in the context of this being the first time since Pearl Harbor that US air defenses have been breached by multiple flying vehicles within a short time frame.

You're jumping to a dramatic (since Pearl Harbor) conclusion when you assert that the nation's air defenses have been breached, at least in this instance. If I send my drone aloft, maneuver it over a seemingly (to others) unpredictable flight path,, and one or more observers looks up and thinks it's a foreign or alien asset, then am I breaching the nation's air defenses? If I'm operating my drone legally, do I owe any of those folks an explanation of my activities?

Our borders are long, and our air defenses have been breached regularly by drug traffickers flying light planes, but that's usually in sparsely settled parts of the country with clear skies where the rare observer might recognize the kind of aircraft used without knowing the intent of the flight. My guess is that there's so much noise and light pollution in the metro miasma of NY and NJ that any moving bright light in the sky sans readily apparent engine noise might be viewed with suspicion. Many living in those parts never see the Milky Way, at least on their home turfs.

And so, they see something they don't understand and jump to conclusions which may not be valid. Momentum builds when others chime in about their unusual observations. Occam would counsel patience and urge us to seek the simplest explanation.

Out where I live, in the hinterlands of western Colorado, we frequently hear and see coyotes. I've seen them in my yard. Not a big deal. Though wild, they're basically medium-sized dogs, weighing maybe between 30 to 45 pounds. Perusing my hometown (back in Ohio) paper, however, I read of occasional sightings, followed by alarming warnings. "If you see a coyote, report it to the authorities immediately." Why, because, like a tiger, it's more exotic than a domesticated purse-pet? What are the authorities going to do if so informed, shoot the poor creature? Jeez, I'm glad I don't reside in a large urban area.

 

[Conservative Nihilist]

Hank you've watched the seasons change quite a few more times than most of us in this forum, so I am inclined to assign a tad more credence to your laid-back view of this brouhaha than I would to the more alarmist opinions one reads online while this mystery remains unresolved. I sure look forward to hearing the inside scoop on this mystery when the smoke clears and the usual suspects have been collared.