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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:28 PM Dec 2024

Drone poll

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%)
Commercial drones that operate at night
4 (6%)
An increase in drone hobbyists operating their aircraft at night (law allows this as of 2021)
21 (33%)
A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly
9 (14%)
A foreign military operation
3 (5%)
Good ol' swamp gas
2 (3%)
This is panic - there is no unusual aerial activity
22 (34%)
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Drone poll (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 OP
These aren't the drones you're looking for! (Jedi mind trick) nt Shermann Dec 2024 #1
Okay that's gold. underpants Dec 2024 #2
Aliens. Aliens. Aliens !!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Dec 2024 #28
Fox News tried to stir up a panic about balloons last year. nt doc03 Dec 2024 #3
Incels having the time of their lives, making news. Silent Type Dec 2024 #4
Mass hallucinations dweller Dec 2024 #5
Aliens Option? You have ruined the poll. DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 2024 #6
Consider that a write-in option. Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #8
A thing flying near my house, also near Patuxent River Naval air station, southern MD: elleng Dec 2024 #7
Was it just one or did you see more than one? Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #10
Just one, elleng Dec 2024 #20
Why did you omit "Aliens" from the poll? JoseBalow Dec 2024 #9
Mostly the first one -misanthroptimist Dec 2024 #11
Poll is missing "Combination of the Above", and "Aliens Obviously" options. "Be Better" DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 2024 #13
Drones developed by the Broligarchy n/t AntiFascist Dec 2024 #12
Ding ding ding. meadowlander Dec 2024 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Dec 2024 #21
a manifestation of dark energy DBoon Dec 2024 #14
I just want a ride True Dough Dec 2024 #15
Ask Elon IcyPeas Dec 2024 #16
The governor's drones turned out to be the Big Dipper. Iggo Dec 2024 #17
Dammit, no options for UFO's Polybius Dec 2024 #18
Military & A.I. predictive policing surveillance Trexmaster Dec 2024 #22
Those drones are angels driving around. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 2024 #23
Santa's elves flying around to check on who's naughty/nice then run back to Santa with findings. SheilaAnn Dec 2024 #24
One of the categories should be: bif Dec 2024 #25
Yep 😹 Meowmee Dec 2024 #29
WRITE-IN : GQP ran out of things to blame on President Biden, Jack Valentino Dec 2024 #26
Other: "Otherworldly" craft from another.... CoopersDad Dec 2024 #27
Parents trying out the hobby drones they got for their kid's Christmas.... haele Dec 2024 #30

Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
10. Was it just one or did you see more than one?
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:45 PM
Dec 2024

Last night, DUer SaveOurDemocracy saw multiple drones over their house in Chester Co, PA:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219821655

-misanthroptimist

(1,564 posts)
11. Mostly the first one
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:46 PM
Dec 2024

With a healthy dose of panic and a couple of the other mundane explanations thrown in to complete the package.

meadowlander

(5,086 posts)
19. Ding ding ding.
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:33 PM
Dec 2024

This is some corporate "top secret" test programme that they forgot to clear with the relevant authorities.

Response to AntiFascist (Reply #12)

DBoon

(24,661 posts)
14. a manifestation of dark energy
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:17 PM
Dec 2024

better than aliens, there is evidence for the existence of dark energy, but no evidence for intelligent being on other planets

Iggo

(49,584 posts)
17. The governor's drones turned out to be the Big Dipper.
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:38 PM
Dec 2024

So I think most of it is people looking up at night who don’t usually look up at night.

And I could be wrong. But that’s my best guess.

Polybius

(21,392 posts)
18. Dammit, no options for UFO's
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:29 PM
Dec 2024

I chose the next closest one: A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly.

 

Trexmaster

(63 posts)
22. Military & A.I. predictive policing surveillance
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:21 AM
Dec 2024

There's this option:

A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly


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.

SheilaAnn

(10,616 posts)
24. Santa's elves flying around to check on who's naughty/nice then run back to Santa with findings.
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:13 AM
Dec 2024

Jack Valentino

(4,251 posts)
26. WRITE-IN : GQP ran out of things to blame on President Biden,
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:47 PM
Dec 2024

so they are manufacturing this one.

CoopersDad

(3,274 posts)
27. Other: "Otherworldly" craft from another....
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 05:31 PM
Dec 2024

...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)
30. Parents trying out the hobby drones they got for their kid's Christmas....
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:53 PM
Dec 2024

Just to ensure they knew how they worked before the kids unwrapped them Wednesday Morning.

Haele

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