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Drones - December 2024

beach-mom — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:23:38 GMT

DH saw one big one late last night. He said at first he thought it was a helicopter, but it had bright white lights and was moving back and forth.

I wish we could find out more about them. It's kind of unnerving. Maybe scientists know something and they're not telling us. Someone or a group has to be controlling them, right?

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Kachina624 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:34:16 GMT

I heard a news report on TV last week about a new device they're developing here in NM to serve as a transmitters similar to the Starlink satellites, which have unnerved many people.

It looks exactly like a small blimp and there will be many of them. I can only imagine the plethora of ufo reports.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:34:33 GMT

Around here search & rescue and law enforcement authorities use them to find people...lost or running.

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Desertdi — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:40:40 GMT

"Something" crashed in my back yard. The "parts" comprised of a nose cone...and some other junk... I have NO IDEA what it was...

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LTT1 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:02:13 GMT

Kinda creepy

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catter70 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:13:52 GMT

I think if no one is coming forward as to ownership, something fishy is happening. Can't believe no one can figure out what it's all about.

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:33:26 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
DH saw one big one late last night. He said at first he thought it was a helicopter, but it had bright white lights and was moving back and forth.

I wish we could find out more about them. It's kind of unnerving. Maybe scientists know something and they're not telling us. Someone or a group has to be controlling them, right?

@beach-mom apparently there have been quite a few over NJ recently. The governor was supposed to address the issue but I got tired of waiting and got up and walked away from the television.

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Lucky Charm — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:03:39 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@beach-mom wrote:
DH saw one big one late last night. He said at first he thought it was a helicopter, but it had bright white lights and was moving back and forth.

I wish we could find out more about them. It's kind of unnerving. Maybe scientists know something and they're not telling us. Someone or a group has to be controlling them, right?

@beach-mom apparently there have been quite a few over NJ recently. The governor was supposed to address the issue but I got tired of waiting and got up and walked away from the television.

I forgot who are governor was for a while. Couldn't even remember his name.

There have been reports of numerous drones from the county above mine to northern Jersey.

Will have to look online of what he said.

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beach-mom — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:45:22 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@beach-mom

It was me😉
When I got my drone, I called some of the ranchers and farmers in my area to let them know, if they saw a drone, it was probably me and please don't shoot it.

@monicakm - LOL! Your drone traveled far! I will tell DH not to take his slingshot out back!

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mrshckynut — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:13:04 GMT

seems like the faa would be the ones that control airspace

if they are as big as some say they would have to be a danger for helicopters and small planes landing and takeoff

i remember a balloon that floated across most of the country

and finally a usa jet shot it down think l heard the word china in reporting

mrshckynut

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beach-mom — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:26:12 GMT

@mrshckynut - DH said the one he saw was pretty big. Twenty years ago I would have trusted our government was looking out for us. Now I'm a little more skeptical.

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Desertdi — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:42:19 GMT

I live in a "line" near Nellis, Luke and Davis-Monthan AFBs. I see strange stuff at night, and I figure it's "Our Boys (and Girls)" on training missions...

And seeing an F-35 flying over your house is....IMPRESSIVE:

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mrshckynut — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:33:36 GMT

@beach-mom me too

mrshckynut

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Elanne — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:21:26 GMT

If the drones could only somehow stop JRT from blabbing on & on for the past 4 hours they’d be welcome! 😝😝😝

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kindred cats — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:33:47 GMT

Congressman from NJ spilled the beans this morning. Said people have a right to know.

I won't say here. I heard it on FOX.

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Catastrophe — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:47:57 GMT

The NJ Governor didn't show up for the meeting regarding the drones. No one new where he was.

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Desertdi — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:10:20 GMT

@beach-mom

Today's NY POST headline:

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willdob3 — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:37:56 GMT

@kindred cats wrote:

Congressman from NJ spilled the beans this morning. Said people have a right to know.

I won't say here. I heard it on FOX.

@kindred cats I'm pretty sure no one believes him. His story is ridiculous.

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Icegoddess — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:56:11 GMT

@Desertdidid you report the crash in your yard?

DH has a drone, but he can't fly it here. We're in a no-fly zone since we're near the landing pattern for the local airport. They seem to have changed their pattern; they used to fly right over our house. If it was cloudy, it would sound like they were going to land in our living room.

There should be an FAA website or something that identifies no-fly zones. I haven't asked DH about it.

We also have a military installation and I've always enjoyed the flyovers, although for us it's mostly helicopters. We used to get them more often too, but there was so many complaints they changed their pattern. Hey, the military installation was here first and it provides a LOT of jobs in the area.

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drizzellla — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:59:03 GMT

Gov. Phil Murphy to the FBI — continue to insist that there is no danger from the drones, but also claim they have no idea what the drones are.

Officials admitted the aircraft exhibit particularly sophisticated capabilities like becoming undetectable once a police drone or helicopter gives chase.

They also hover in one place for hours — far longer than the battery life of know civilian unmanned aircraft.

A Post reporter even witnessed one in person Wednesday, when an object the size of a Honda Fit with blinking white lights cruised by a gas station and headed toward Picatinny Arsenal – the US Army weapons research and manufacturing facility covering a swath of land in Wharton.