multiple sightings of large drones

You're insane burble burble..

It seems obvious to me that someone is playing a fast one. The point is, what is their agenda?
But I also think Cariad's point about aliens is intriguing and MOnica, is anyone saying all aliens are more advanced? There may be trillions who are not but they are presumably more concerned with crawling out of the mud than with interstellar travel. Also, we do not know why extra-terrestrials might be coming here, if they are, and there could be more than one sort. No doubt some would be friendly but they would probably not want to frighten us. Others could come for a laugh, others with malice. Who knows?

Thinking back to my childhood, there were loads of people who were convinced in the 1960s that they had seen flying saucers, both in the UK and the US.

Some people had seen planes that were being test flown, which the RAF was not prepared to talk about for the simple reason that anything to do with them was classified. I believe much the same applied in the States too. So, they ran with the UFO theories.

Some people probably saw nothing at all, but genuinely thought they had.

Something similar could be happening now.

I doubt Russia has that many drones to spare right now, but they could of course be behind it.

When the Chineses started flying weather balloons across the US we heard all about it, if there are foreign drones it would be well publicized.

Laws have been written and are changing constantly. Those who aren't complying with the changes (10/2023) are still flying and there's no law enforcement to catch them flying in the act without identifying themselves. Sixty mph is not as fast as some go (115mph) and certainly there are now drones with 18' wingspan used to examine power lines, areas hit by natural catastrophes, etc. that are flying above 400' - in the airspace used for airplanes. These smaller drones at "300 ft" are within their domain as long as they don't fly above 400 ft. Laws vary for different sized drones and this is not common knowledge.... therefore all the hype and bs.

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RosiesMaw2

Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!

Yes come on you reindeer , no slacking. Some of the reindeer are visiting children locally today, how can they find the time

The drones either belong to the USA or the USA knows who they belong and have no concerns, otherwise they would have shot them down.

A WEAPON that zaps enemy drones out of the sky using radio waves has been fired by British soldiers for the first time.
The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea.

RosiesMaw2

A WEAPON that zaps enemy drones out of the sky using radio waves has been fired by British soldiers for the first time.
The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea.

There isn’t a problem shooting them down in a battle zone, if you do that in an urban area there is a very high risk of damage, particularly if it’s carrying explosives. The drones we are hearing about in the US are probably part of a trial to disable or control drones without destroying them

David49

RosiesMaw2

A WEAPON that zaps enemy drones out of the sky using radio waves has been fired by British soldiers for the first time.
The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea.

There isn’t a problem shooting them down in a battle zone, if you do that in an urban area there is a very high risk of damage, particularly if it’s carrying explosives. The drones we are hearing about in the US are probably part of a trial to disable or control drones without destroying them

I think the purpose of the RFDEW system is the same as using ammunition to remove drones. It is just much cheaper - a price of 10 or 20pence per shot was quoted.

The method of bringing drones down, is irrelevant, whether you shoot it down with ammunition or radio waves, if you do it over somewhere with a high populationi it is likely to kill people when in descends, the aim will always be to bring it down somewhere where its descent will not cause human casualties.

Homestead62

I don't mean this to be a rude reply, so please don't take it as such. I can do nothing about these drones, so I just pay no heed. Quite frankly, Ive more to worry me. The USA monitors everything and I think they will know, even if they are not telling us. The drones don't seem to be attacking anybody or anything. I really dont have the energy to worry about anything else.

I don't consider your reply to be rude but just curious why you would choose to comment on a subject you have no interest in. Wouldn't it be wiser to comment and participate in threads that you do have an interest in?