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‘It’s Creepy’: Unexplained Drones Are Swarming by Night Over Colorado
NYT ^ | 1/1/2020 | Mitch Smith

Posted on 01/02/2020 4:11:34 AM PST by sodpoodle

They come in the night: Drones — lots of them — flying in precise formations over the Colorado and Nebraska prairie.

Whose are they? Unknown.

Why are they there? Unclear.

“It’s creepy,” said Missy Blackman, who saw three drones hovering over her farm outside Palisade, Neb., on a recent evening, including one that lingered right above her house. “I have a lot of questions of why and what are they, and nobody seems to have any answers.”

Since before Christmas, sheriff’s departments in the region have been bombarded with reports of large drones with blinking lights and wingspans of up to 6 feet flying over rural towns and open fields. The drones have unnerved residents, prompted a federal investigation and made international news, even though they may be perfectly legal. And still, they remain unexplained.

“In terms of aircraft flying at night and not being identified, this is a first for me personally,” said Sheriff James Brueggeman of Perkins County, Neb., who has worked in law enforcement for about 28 years and who saw the drones while on patrol Tuesday night.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: co; colorado; drones; flight; free; nebraska
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1 posted on 01/02/2020 4:11:34 AM PST by sodpoodle
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To: sodpoodle

Its skeet shooting time !


2 posted on 01/02/2020 4:13:54 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: sodpoodle

Sorry, I thought it was a Canadian Goose so I took out my Remington 870 and!


3 posted on 01/02/2020 4:14:44 AM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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To: sodpoodle

Somewhere in the 18th season, Southpark did a drone episode where swarms of drones were being operated. Maybe some guys have taken the idea and developed some software to link up several to one signal and function like one squadron.


4 posted on 01/02/2020 4:15:37 AM PST by pepsionice
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“Somewhere in the 18th season, Southpark did a drone episode where swarms of drones were being operated. Maybe some guys have taken the idea and developed some software to link up several to one signal and function like one squadron.”

There are Youtube recordings of just that. Pretty amazing. They are lighted and they use them to make pictures.


5 posted on 01/02/2020 4:26:15 AM PST by dljordan
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To: sodpoodle

6 posted on 01/02/2020 4:26:22 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: sodpoodle

Since this is in a rural area, I’m really surprised someone hasn’t shot one down. It says they’re mostly coming at night, but some daylight sightings have been made.
It does sound like it’s some sort of mapping or topography. Maybe a secret Elon Musk project?


7 posted on 01/02/2020 4:30:13 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: pepsionice

Seems weird that it flew right where I accidentally fired my shotgun. But that’s how it happened.


8 posted on 01/02/2020 4:30:20 AM PST by WhoisAlanGreenspan?
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To: sodpoodle

I’m not saying they’re aliens, but...


9 posted on 01/02/2020 4:31:07 AM PST by JusPasenThru (KAG 2020.)
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To: \/\/ayne

Ha. Is that for real?


10 posted on 01/02/2020 4:32:13 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

It’s labeled as a trick shot gif!


11 posted on 01/02/2020 4:33:12 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: sodpoodle

The town next to mine is full of rich folks playing with some very high end drones. On a warm still summer night there will be 6 or 8 of them up.

L


12 posted on 01/02/2020 4:37:47 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: sodpoodle; SaveFerris; Roman_War_Criminal



I believe that beneath the Denver airport lies a secret haven for the globalists.

Yes, "conspiracy theory", and all that.

But even a cursory look at that airport shows the globalists hiding in plain sight.

A vast, vast underground series of tunnels were constructed. They couldn't hide that fact. There were thousands of contractors who saw them. It was all supposed to be for a "new baggage handling system." The press had multiple stories about how "it didn't work properly." So, the tunnels complex (miles of them) were "abandoned."

What?! Really?

Give me a break.

Perhaps the drones are related. Who knows.

13 posted on 01/02/2020 4:40:05 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: sodpoodle

It could just be some people trying to immitate the chinese drone dragon on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjRb6u_PQwQ


14 posted on 01/02/2020 4:41:20 AM PST by BuffaloJack ("Security does not exist in nature. Everything has risk." Henry Savage)
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To: sodpoodle

Paint a large sign on your roof.

“This airspace is protected by the owner and intrusion will be met with flying pojectiles.”


15 posted on 01/02/2020 4:41:37 AM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: sodpoodle

What is the range of a drone in terms of control?


16 posted on 01/02/2020 4:43:50 AM PST by xp38
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To: sodpoodle

This is a National Security risk.


17 posted on 01/02/2020 4:44:47 AM PST by Oldexpat (Olde DASH pilot)
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To: sodpoodle

“I have a lot of questions of why and what are they, and nobody seems to have any answers.”

Blow one out of the sky and you may just get your answer.


18 posted on 01/02/2020 4:45:17 AM PST by moovova
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To: sodpoodle

This has actually become a pretty big story in this area, to the point where sheriffs are going on TV saying, ‘Please don’t try to shoot them down.’


19 posted on 01/02/2020 4:46:12 AM PST by real saxophonist (Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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***What is the range of a drone in terms of control?***

Lots of good FReeper comments and questions - wondering if there are any FR Drone operators in our midst???


20 posted on 01/02/2020 4:48:37 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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