[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Of theoretical interest: under the common law the owner of the underlying land also owns the air space above the land. Thus, we may have the owner shooting down a trespasser! Just thought I'd have some fun.

[Irenic]

I would hope so but if you can’t shoot a spy-drone over your property with a gun— I would purchase the most uber billy bad-a** power washer available... OOPS!

[muawiyah]

It's not really theoretical. Way back when USSC ruled that the federal government could regulate the otherwise unused airspace above your property to allow military and commercial aircraft.

That way you couldn't run out and sue them for trespassing in your space (which you still own ~ like if you stuck a mountain there you'd get it all back eh).

At the same time the federales only get to regulate that airspace if they do, in fact, regulate it.

There have to be some rules around about these little unmanned aircraft ~ and the crowd flying it probably didn't bother finding them.

I'd say that it was just another UFO shot down out in the woods.