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Just to be annoying on a Sunday night. I'm going to do something I rarely do... post an unscientific internet poll.
Since the drone story's been dominating the news, I'm curious. What do you think we're seeing?
| 64 votes, 11 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
| Conventional aircraft mistaken for drones | |
3 (5%) |
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| Commercial drones that operate at night | |
4 (6%) |
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| An increase in drone hobbyists operating their aircraft at night (law allows this as of 2021) | |
21 (33%) |
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| A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly | |
9 (14%) |
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| A foreign military operation | |
3 (5%) |
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| Good ol' swamp gas | |
2 (3%) |
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| This is panic - there is no unusual aerial activity | |
22 (34%) |
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| 11 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Shermann
(9,002 posts)underpants
(194,584 posts)Trueblue1968
(19,057 posts)doc03
(38,785 posts)Silent Type
(12,412 posts)dweller
(27,773 posts)😳
✌🏻
DontBelieveEastisEas
(1,211 posts)Dennis Donovan
(31,059 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)
Dennis Donovan
(31,059 posts)Last night, DUer SaveOurDemocracy saw multiple drones over their house in Chester Co, PA:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219821655
elleng
(141,926 posts)@ time of moon-setting, but have seen a couple day-times.
JoseBalow
(9,088 posts)-misanthroptimist
(1,564 posts)With a healthy dose of panic and a couple of the other mundane explanations thrown in to complete the package.
DontBelieveEastisEas
(1,211 posts)AntiFascist
(13,718 posts)meadowlander
(5,086 posts)This is some corporate "top secret" test programme that they forgot to clear with the relevant authorities.
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DBoon
(24,661 posts)better than aliens, there is evidence for the existence of dark energy, but no evidence for intelligent being on other planets
True Dough
(25,633 posts)Are they arranging for pick-ups yet?
IcyPeas
(24,765 posts)Iggo
(49,584 posts)So I think most of it is people looking up at night who dont usually look up at night.
And I could be wrong. But thats my best guess.
Polybius
(21,392 posts)I chose the next closest one: A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly.
Trexmaster
(63 posts)There's this option:
Then, there's another that isn't being considered: surveillance.
The DoD is in the final phases of "legitimizing" JDAC2 to the general public in the US & the rest of the world, and on the [law] enforcement the police, federal agencies, are in the works of implementing predictive policing using A.I. tools.
leftyladyfrommo
(19,950 posts)SheilaAnn
(10,616 posts)bif
(26,601 posts)Sick of seeing 20 posts a day about drones.
Jack Valentino
(4,251 posts)so they are manufacturing this one.
CoopersDad
(3,274 posts)...time, dimension, gallery, etc.
They saw who was elected and have come to save the world.
And I thank them for being here!
haele
(15,030 posts)Just to ensure they knew how they worked before the kids unwrapped them Wednesday Morning.
Haele