86 years after infamous 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, visitors in the sky have New Jersey panicking again

[Admin]

"'War of the Worlds' has become a huge part of local folklore in that part of the state, so anything touching on the subject of UFOs is going to remind people of the broadcast."

86 years after infamous 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, visitors in the sky have New Jersey panicking again : Read more

 

[Jzz]

 

[Unclear Engineer]

This "don't worry about it" proclamation is wearing mighty thin, especially now that it has interfered with flights at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. see https://www.twz.com/air/drone-incur...tterson-air-force-bases-airspace-friday-night

Drones are being used for warfare in large numbers in Ukraine right now. They aren't just explosive carriers targeting military assets, either. They also are being used to actively hunt civilians and kill them. see https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c207gz7key6o

It is only a matter of time before people are using drones to commit crimes here in the U.S. Think about what it would mean if it was a drone that killed the CEO of United Health. If the government really can't determine who is responsible for the drones infringing on government installation air space, how are we going to catch a murdered who is using a drone? If we have no defense against drones being used in government airspace, how are we to defend against criminals using drones in civilian situations?

If you watch U-tube videos of drone fanatics, you will see all sorts of intrusive behaviors, already. Years ago, there was already a video of a drone following a train, selecting a boxcar with open doors and first flying through it as the train was moving. It then goes inside and hovers there, with the train still moving on the mainline. So, a drone "pilot' would have no problem going into your open garage, or even into an open door to a house. You might think "Oh good, I have it trapped," - until it shoots you or sets your house on fire.

We can't safely just assume the intentions of drone pilots are harmless until proven otherwise. But, that seems to be what we are doing.

 

[Classical Motion]

Because of the low flying durations, it should be easy to follow a drone home. It has already used fuel getting to you. If the drone is really local and close to you, and not an object far away, you should be able to follow it home….. before you run out of fuel.

Anybody with a drone can do this if they are buzzed. Your drone might run out too, but you should have the intruder’s home location. Or perhaps the drone’s target.

A new business model perhaps. Identifying unknown drones. And a new app, long range drones.

Any experienced drone operator or group of such, should easily resolve this without gov. help.

IF there are a bunch of unknown drones flying around. I’m sure there are now.

 

[Unclear Engineer]

Following another drone does not seem so simple as you make it sound. For one thing, you would need your own drone to be at the ready at al times, with range and speed and agility at least equivalent if not superior to whatever might appear anywhere at any time.

Better would be some sort of electronic signature acquisition and the ability to track where that drone is getting its piloting info from. But, with AI making drones more autonomous, there might not even be a signal controlling it, soon.

For military installations, something like a laser cannon seems most useful. If a drone is flying in a restricted area, shoot it down.

But, for some sort of assassin drone operating on Wall Street (or your neighborhood) that uses facial recognition to put a single bullet where it is assigned to deliver it, defense would be a lot harder. And, if drones become common for delivering packages, birthday displays and songs, etc. as well as sport and personal photography, spotting one that has malevolent purpose ahead of time would likely be impossible in the cluttered sky.

There does need to be better regulation of drones. Calling them "aircraft" and trying to protect them under the rules of "aircraft" is disingenuous, because those rules were meant for air vehicles piloted by people in them. And those pilots need to file flight plans. And, they need to respond to radio communications from air traffic controllers and even intercepting military aircraft.

One thought is that drones could be required to have identity and position indicating transponders in them, and those that do not respond to interrogation are shot down without any more "due process".

 

[tmulcahy]

"'War of the Worlds' has become a huge part of local folklore in that part of the state, so anything touching on the subject of UFOs is going to remind people of the broadcast."

86 years after infamous 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, visitors in the sky have New Jersey panicking again : Read more

I was wondering if these people reporting strange, fast-moving lights "that darken when you look at them" have ever seen a meteor? There were/are six meteor showers in December. One started today. While they often fall mostly down, some appear to streak across the sky. On dark cloudless nights one can see high-flying aircraft, the space station, meteors, and stars. I saw a picture of the drone that police found: it's a small toy-like thing. During a period of mass hysteria, people see all kinds of things that aren't what they think they are.