The original post: /r/ufos by /u/paulreicht on 2024-12-27 06:45:16.
Over the past week, the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) has logged 65 new reports of low-flying, large, brightly lit "drones." Notably, despite hundreds of sightings across the country, none have been identified or observed taking off or landing. The craft sport blinking lights and seem designed to be seen, yet evade tracking by turning off and maneuvering away when approached.
Despite government assurances that these are not military or foreign adversary drones, their lack of compliance with FAA Remote ID regulations and repeated incursions into restricted airspace suggest illegal activity.
NUFORC states that more reports "come in hour by hour. Despite the intense attention being paid to the phenomenon and the massive number of sightings, the situation remains that not a single one of these craft has been identified..." Meanwhile, its staff has compiled a list of notable traits:
- Group Coordination: Witnesses report clusters of drones in areas like Bethlehem, PA, and San Diego, CA.
- Silent Operation: Many sightings describe craft that are silent, even at close range.
- Global Sightings: Reports span countries like Canada, Germany, and Lithuania.
- Orb Association: Many sightings include glowing orbs maneuvering alongside drones.
This widespread, mysterious phenomenon raises unanswered questions about the operators. A remote ID reader such as a unit such as a Dedrone RF-300 could potentially reveal the sender, but no such identification has happened. "[W]e must assume that either the drones are not transmitting, and thus are operating illegally, or that no one has tried to pick up a Remote ID, which seems like such a common sense thing to do that it is incomprehensible if it hasn’t been tried."
And thus, it is also incredible that federal authorities claim to have no knowledge of the operators.
Scanning submissions to the NUFORC website reveals several that sound eerily like UFOs...
Hereford, AZ - "As I was outside feeding my horses, I noticed one of the 'drones' at first. Then these two white orbs followed it and disappeared."
Conway, AZ - "Flying over with solid lights, like a helicopter, but not; flew silently."
Navarro, TX - "Moving faster than I could record, and a drone was watching it, so I know it wasn’t a drone. My friend told me to check outside... I feel bad." (Environmental effects implied.)
Conyers, GA - "It was flying quite low and had about 5-6 bright lights on it. Also, it was really quiet and just coasted in a steady motion."
Clarksville, TN - "Multiple unknown objects with blinking lights, not showing up on multiple radars."
Mount Vernon, WA - "Size of a small house, and we saw the triangle shape as clear as day."
UFO researcher Richard Dolan recently recounted how the so-called drones are operating like UFOs ("Mystery Drones Still Here! What Are They... REALLY?"). He noted one exception with the typical UFO wave: no alien sightings. UFO flaps usually have at least some alien sightings mixed in, said Dolan.
Note: It so happens that a week before his podcast, a citizen in Woodbury, CT, reported to NUFORC: "Multiple craft appeared and a possible alien sighting." So there you go.
In operation for the past five decades, NUFORC continues to track the mystery drones, and you can report your own sightings to the Center at https://nuforc.org/report-a-ufo/.
