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Drones / Aliens over NJ

by fidla on 12/14/24, 2:07 PM with 1 comments

at any given time over a major metropolitan city (and NYC is the largest in the US), there will be any or all of the following types of airborne products:

Human-Operated Airborne Products:

Commercial Airliners General Aviation Aircraft Private Planes Charter Flights Cargo Planes Business Jets Helicopters News Helicopters Medical Evacuation (Medevac) Helicopters Police, Fire, and Rescue Helicopters Tour and Sightseeing Helicopters Training Aircraft Aerial Advertising Planes Agricultural Aircraft Military Aircraft Aerial Survey Planes VIP Transport Gliders Ultralights

Delivery Drones and VTOL/eVTOL: Amazon Prime Air Walmart Delivery Drones UPS Flight Forward Zipline Flytrex Wisk Aero Archer Aviation Beta Technologies Volocopter Elroy Air

Scientific and Testing Balloons: College/University Scientific Balloons: Used for atmospheric research, air quality testing, etc. Urban Air Quality Testing Balloons: For monitoring pollution levels in metropolitan areas. Advertising and Non-Winged Craft:

Advertising Balloons: Large, floating banners or shapes for promotional activities. Tethered Aerostats: Used by agencies like U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance.

High-Altitude Surveillance Balloons: Including those used for military or security purposes. Hot Air Balloons: For tourism, advertising, or personal enjoyment.

Weather Balloons: Released by weather services and research institutions for meteorological data.

  • by LinuxBender on 12/14/24, 3:46 PM

    At this point if whomever owns and controls the drones are not stepping forward and say, "Oh hey, those belong to us. Pretty please don't shoot them down" and the US gov is not gaslighting when they say "No idea /shrug" and there is not a proper FAA RemoteID or ADS-B broadcast on 8 foot long drones confirmed by multiple law enforcement agencies thus far then it's safe to say they are controlled by a foreign nation and may be disassembled in air and then the parts analyzed. The ship they have been tracked from may also be seized.

    As for aliens, they are not. These are up-scaled Chinese drone design. Same lights, exterior color, similar shapes.