Drone Swarms / Large UAV’s
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If it was mentioned before in this thread, apologies. Has anyone heard any chatter from civilian aircraft passing above and through the general area this is occurring? Would if nothing else be interesting to monitor. Reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite movies.
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Periodically, my large power utility company has low flying helicopters saturate areas generating calls to the police with concern. Usually results in a news report that they are inspecting wires, power lines, overgrowth of trees and other obstructions.
I guess this could be done by drones but I don't know if they would have the flexibility and maneuverability to cover wide areas and wouldn't provide actual human eyes to observe and inspect.
Nevertheless it is only a daytime activity.. reading smart meters probably would be a better job for drones and probably doesn't require daytime only operation, I guess it could be done at any time.
Interesting hypothesis. No reason for local news not to alert to public of exactly what's going on and not to be concerned. It wouldn't be a secret and State Police and local authorities would of course be notified and would have no problem making public announcements of such. It's not Secret Squirrel stuff like this.
In my area the local news is still focusing on this story.
All good and well, except I was referring to the antenna on the pole picture.
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I see that now.
richee2000
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New Jersey State OEM (Office of Emergency Management) coordinators have advised every New Jersey municipality the following:
"If a crashed drone is encountered, Your police, OEM, EMS, and Fire department personnel are to approach in hazmat suits only, and notify the bomb squad"
"If a crashed drone is encountered, Your police, OEM, EMS, and Fire department personnel are to approach in hazmat suits only, and notify the bomb squad"
They could fly in a drone to inspect the drone that was crashed. However, that could cause a drone to fly over watching the drone inspcting the drone. Once that happened, you would have a drone swarm and could make the evening news.
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Friend of a friend says one has crashed in Hillsborough and under active investigation (unable to confirm at the moment).
richee2000
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"Other things" have reportedly crashed before as well. 77 years later there are still unanswered questions. I'm thinking we don't want to wait that long this time...
Possible drone landing in New Jersey under investigation, as Staten Island lawmakers demand answers
Mysterious drones hovering over New York and New Jersey continue to baffle residents and lawmakers.
www.cbsnews.com
I'll offer my opinion on the drones that are near or over US military installations. I doubt they pose any threat, have any instrumentation or cameras that can get any useful information or weapons, and that would be a huge risk to the operators if one was downed and we found that kind of technology. I believe the drones flown over or near US military installations are off the shelf models flown by "someone" to test how we respond to them. Its a test of our awareness and response capabilities for these installations and I think we are failing the test.
richee2000
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That's correct according to media reportsPossible drone landing in New Jersey under investigation, as Staten Island lawmakers demand answers
Mysterious drones hovering over New York and New Jersey continue to baffle residents and lawmakers.
AvidHiker
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It's actually a coworker of a friend supplying this info. Supposedly this was next to the Lowe's on 206. PIX 11 has a small crew here, but I see nothing else. Thought I saw a county hazmat truck pass me just before I arrived so guess it's possible they just wrapped up.
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The reported sighting in Hillsborough with crash was unfounded. Units have cleared.
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This is becoming more like the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or maybe it could be "The War of the Worlds"
I'm scared!
I'm scared!
Or that episode of Twilight Zone.
"President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday that government officials know more about the mysterious drone sightings plaguing the Northeast than they are letting on – and in the event that they don’t, he called for the flying objects to be shot down."
Pew 🔫, Pew🔫, Pew 🔫
Pew 🔫, Pew🔫, Pew 🔫
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Which is a perfectly reasonable response. The fact that no action has been taken ANYWHERE tells us that they are not hostile.
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