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White House Declares Mysterious Drones “Legally and Lawfully Operated” — Pentagon Says These are Not Military Drones
Gateway Pundit ^ | December 16, 2024 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 12/16/2024 5:54:58 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man

The White House declared on Monday that drones spotted over the northeastern United States are operating “legally and lawfully.”

This statement comes amidst growing public concern and demands for transparency, fueled by President-elect Donald Trump’s call for answers regarding what he termed “an alarming mystery.”

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby attempted to downplay the situation, attributing the sightings to “commercial, hobbyist, or law enforcement drones, all operating legally and lawfully,” while noting that some reports may have been misidentified aircraft or even stars.

Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder held an off-camera, on-the-record press briefing on Monday and addressed the issue with a barrage of carefully worded statements, admitting that military bases have reported drone incursions but emphasizing that such incidents are not unusual.

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: drones; newsfromgroversmill; uap; ufo; uso
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To: bigbob

References: https://www.twz.com/34662/faa-documents-offer-unprecedented-look-into-colorado-drone-mystery


21 posted on 12/16/2024 6:27:06 PM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: hinckley buzzard

John Kirby: “These are not the drones you are looking for.”
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You know if the lying government would not have tried to be too cute by half and change up the term from UFO to UAP and then to Drones we might at least know what we are talking about. We clearly know that a number of the objects are classical UFOs and they are the ones we are most concerned about. I’m talking about hovering orbs that have a plasma aura/energy shield around, making no sound and defying gravity, moving in and out between dimensions and zipping around in all directions in and out of the oceans with the ability to stop on a dime and travel almost at the speed of light. I believe the operators are friendly, but just for giggles, it’s past time we all are told who they are. Hint for Kirby - they are not going to stop making their appearances until you fess up.


22 posted on 12/16/2024 6:35:57 PM PST by iontheball
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To: bigbob

Maybe they are trying to solve the mystery of approximately 200 yearling calves that went missing in Colorado.


23 posted on 12/16/2024 6:38:49 PM PST by iontheball
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To: Phinneous
Just the facts:

רַחְפָן

rachfan

multirotor drone

רחפן

יונת דואר

City of David

24 posted on 12/16/2024 6:38:51 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The only way it’s legal seem to be if the Government of the United States has secretly surrendered to the operators of these surveillance aircraft


25 posted on 12/16/2024 6:44:22 PM PST by atc23
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To: iontheball

Exactly!


26 posted on 12/16/2024 6:48:48 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: mass55th
These are not the drones you’re looking for.

LOL ping

27 posted on 12/16/2024 6:56:53 PM PST by stig
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To: Macho MAGA Man

These drones are like BLM riots-— mostly friendly.


28 posted on 12/16/2024 7:07:10 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
while noting that some reports may have been misidentified aircraft or even stars

Weather balloons! Swamp gas!

29 posted on 12/16/2024 7:10:53 PM PST by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Or CIA drones. The CIA is not part of the military.


30 posted on 12/16/2024 7:24:46 PM PST by maro (MAGA!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The way that John Kirby seems to be laughing off this whole situation tells me that there is something up, something that is not good.


31 posted on 12/16/2024 7:28:02 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Yep.

Do you know how much grief fedgov would give civilians flying play drones over govt areas and AIRPORTS in air traffic lanes!?!?

Our own dam govt is doing this crap.


32 posted on 12/16/2024 7:33:24 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: maro

Not military

But under homeland Security umbrella agencies


33 posted on 12/16/2024 7:35:13 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ac-rep
"How could they possibly know that every drone is legally operated?"

The same way they could flatly state that the 2020 Election was the most secure and corruption-free election in American History.

34 posted on 12/16/2024 7:50:08 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

This from a White House that’s run by a squadron of drones.


35 posted on 12/16/2024 8:46:45 PM PST by _longranger81
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Riiiiight.


36 posted on 12/16/2024 8:52:31 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: bigbob

Bingo. They are sensors for some dangerous element probably. And they do not want to alarm their constitutional bosses, us, with that truth. They fear something big and they are testing for it. I do not like that elitism. Trust us with this info. We don’t pay you to lie to us.


37 posted on 12/16/2024 9:17:19 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: one guy in new jersey
I am old enough to remember the U.S. Air Force's 1969 Project Blue Book findings that UFOs are not proven to exist and "are not a threat to national security".


38 posted on 12/16/2024 9:34:49 PM PST by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: jdt1138

My bet is nest drones looking for nuclear materials. Nest is part of the DOE, not DOD.


39 posted on 12/16/2024 9:44:38 PM PST by rlbedfor
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Trump at his press conference yesterday (paraphrasal}:

“Our gov’t knows what the drones are”

“I don’t know why they don’t explain”

“I can’t comment on whether I’ve been briefed.”

WTH?


40 posted on 12/17/2024 2:18:17 AM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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