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Some of these mysterious ‘drones’ are indeed UFOs and should be taken seriously
The Hill ^ | marik von rennenkampff

Posted on 01/16/2025 1:14:47 PM PST by RoosterRedux

For 17 nights in late 2023, for example, between one and two dozen brightly-lit objects flew at any one time over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. Beyond forcing the cancellation of nighttime training missions and the transfer of highly advanced fighter jets to another base, the incidents left the military so perplexed that it tasked a special NASA aircraft equipped with sophisticated cameras to investigate the objects.

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Somehow, despite nightly incursions stretching over weeks, no verified imagery of the “drones” has emerged beyond a video showing numerous blinking lights in the sky. According to Glen VanHerck, the recently retired commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, “our most advanced” aircraft attempted to identify the objects with “extremely limited results.”

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Gen. Mark Kelly, a decorated Air Force pilot and the commander of Air Combat Command, observed the incursions personally, likening the brightly illuminated objects moving across the night sky to a science fiction film: “Close Encounters at Langley.”

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Would an adversary expose its ultra-stealthy technology so dramatically and consistently in full view of the U.S. military? If so, to what end?

What kind of craft, despite displaying bright flashing lights and flying in formation, can operate with complete impunity — avoiding radar and visual detection while resisting counter-drone technology — above a key military base?

Alarmingly, identical incursions occurred for several nights in November over sensitive American military bases in the U.K. According to witnesses, dozens of brightly-lit objects “hovered” and exhibited extreme performance characteristics while evading detection and multiple advanced counter-drone systems. Notably, the incidents began over RAF Lakenheath, which was the site of one of the most puzzling historical UFO incidents. The base is also slated to host U.S. nuclear weapons once again, raising an array of urgent national security concerns.

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


TOPICS: UFO's
KEYWORDS: drones; spydrones; ufo; vonrennenkampff
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To: waterhill
Give up the weapons part might be about right:

From the Link: Marik von Rennenkampff served as an analyst with the Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, as well as an Obama administration appointee at the Department of Defense.

21 posted on 01/16/2025 1:33:54 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Starboard

Got no short game.


22 posted on 01/16/2025 1:34:09 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: Flaming Conservative
If they’re stupid enough not to shoot at least one of them down, I have to blame and accuse the current administration of collaboration with whichever power is sending them out. Treasonous!

Any drone that weighs more than 250 grams (about half a pound) as to be registered with the FAA and be equipped with a transponder that continually transmits its FAA ID and flight information.

Since they are telling us these drones are nothing to worry about they must be registered and transmitting their IDs, meaning they know exactly who owns them and their entire flight path.

23 posted on 01/16/2025 1:36:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: z3n

What a brilliant image. Love it.


24 posted on 01/16/2025 1:37:01 PM PST by mairdie (Gulf War Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYTtL1FB2XCporCVBsqWMTsktTHdif1PL)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

“Mastered the physics of the universe but can’t seem to stop crashing.”

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They can bend space and time but but don’t have reliable on board instrumentation to keep their craft from crashing. LOL


25 posted on 01/16/2025 1:39:14 PM PST by Starboard
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To: frank ballenger
Maybe they (whoever or whatever they are) have their lights on because they are announcing their presence. It's like a disclosure parade.

Or maybe they are playing with us. These alleged non-human entities are said to be tricksters (which is why some people call them "demons).

26 posted on 01/16/2025 1:41:23 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s a possibility.


27 posted on 01/16/2025 1:42:06 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: Starboard

Actually he did not commit to telling us on day one. He may tell us something more than what Biden did, but not much more.


There is no reason to surmise that Presidents have any need to know.


28 posted on 01/16/2025 1:44:04 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
No alien being is going swing by our cockroach infested rock with lousy plumbing to put on some clandestine air show.

Perhaps you can prove that guess.

29 posted on 01/16/2025 1:45:07 PM PST by GingisK
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To: No name given

Us giving up defense or ETs appetite?


30 posted on 01/16/2025 1:45:29 PM PST by waterhill (I Believe! Eph. 5:11. God Bless Israel.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The USAF remains tight lipped.

Odd, you’d thing that they would know more than anyone, but just silence. Giving reason to suspect that some are a black USAF project.


31 posted on 01/16/2025 1:46:27 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Starboard
no reason to play hide and seek with primitive earthlings

Perhaps they have a reason you haven't thought of or wouldn't believe even in the face of proof.

32 posted on 01/16/2025 1:46:57 PM PST by GingisK
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Distraction


33 posted on 01/16/2025 1:47:43 PM PST by waterhill (I Believe! Eph. 5:11. God Bless Israel.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Of course, they may simply be the unregulated drones which are less than 250 grams.

very difficult to detect with radar, and can make excellent “lights in the sky” visuals.

Cheap, as well.

However, they are usually fairly quiet.


34 posted on 01/16/2025 1:48:36 PM PST by marktwain
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To: Flaming Conservative
If they’re stupid enough not to shoot at least one of them down

Suppose they DO know what they are and that a shoot-down would be a mistake. That is the most direct explanation.

35 posted on 01/16/2025 1:48:50 PM PST by GingisK
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To: RoosterRedux

sure hope the aliens are smarter than our politicians.


36 posted on 01/16/2025 1:49:28 PM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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To: Qwapisking
sure hope the aliens are smarter than our politicians.

A smelt is smarter than our politicians, look what they got compared to the people of CA.

37 posted on 01/16/2025 1:50:34 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: marktwain

They were calling them car-sized drones.

They probably weigh more than half a pound.


38 posted on 01/16/2025 1:52:00 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Starboard

Thank goodness they adhering to FAA regulations and have on their red/green navigation lights😬


39 posted on 01/16/2025 1:52:59 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: BenLurkin

We might have to use the nukes.


40 posted on 01/16/2025 1:53:40 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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