Mystery Drones Over the Ozarks

 

by Pa Rock

Nocturnal Watchdog

There have been numerous stories in the national news this past week about mystery drones being sighted over New Jersey, very close to the financial, commercial, and cultural hub of New York City, as well as over a large part of the east coast. Groups of drones have also been reported over Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, with some in close proximity to the nation's capital.   Drone's "the size of cars" were supposedly filmed flying over Bowie, Maryland.  Mystery drones flew in formation over Langley AFB for 17 evenings in October.  Langley is located in an area where the US military has many important assets.

People are beginning to get rattled.  The President-Elect went on his social media platform, Truth Social, Friday night and posted this gem of paranoia and bravado:

"Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country.   Can this really be happening without our government's knowledge.  I don't think so!  Let the public know, and now.  Otherwise, shoot them down!!!  DJT."

There are obviously public safety concerns connected with randomly shooting down drones (especially drones the size of cars) in tightly packed urban settings.

According to an article in Newsweek, the FBI has received over 3,000 reports of mystery drone sightings, most of which have occurred at night, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued temporary flight restrictions in New Jersey over a military base and a Trump golf course where nocturnal drones have been recently sighted.  Thank Allah the incoming President isn't a petty tyrant who would use the military and powers of government to protect or enhance his personal property!

The White House is downplaying the spate of drone sightings.  John Kirby with National Security Agency (NSA) said, "We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat."  He added that it now appears that "Many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully."

The FBI is stating that the drones are not the property of the US military, nor do they belong to foreign governments.  (How do they know that?)

Yesterday as I left West Plains heading toward Kansas City, I listen to a local area newscast which said that lately there have several sightings of mystery drones over southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. In the report on Ozark Radio News, a lady from Gainesville, Missouri,  reported that she and her husband had seen a large group of at least twenty-five near their home.  Area sightings have reached across Howell and Ozark Counties in Missouri - stretching toward Branson, and also in Baxter County, Arkansas.  The news cast quoted another woman who said that some of the drones were as large as cars.

So that's the mystery drone news.  It seems to be real - and spreading - and somewhat somewhat fly-by-night.  Could there be a link to Missouri's new constitutional amendment making the use of recreational weed legal for adults?  Enquiring minds want to know!