Large Drones Are Appearing In The Night Sky

Wind7

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I have no idea where else to post this.

I was driving into work last evening, well after sundown
and saw something that looked like this hovering in the sky.


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(This is not the actual object, just a very close resemblance I found on the net.)


This isn't the first time I've seen them hovering over the Wildlife Refuge, an open field or
just slowly moving over the houses in the area.

I Pulled over and shut off the engine, opened my window and expected to hear a small airplane
or a helicopter....This was silent.

I noticed that it was moving towards where I was parked....And STILL no sound.

I wanted to get out but, I was already late for work.

Why would there be large drones hovering in the night skies in the midst of nearly no where?

I wouldn't say that this was just a hobbyist flying his toy...There have been up to 3 in different areas
along the highway and in different counties.

Weird.
 

TimeFlipper

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I have no idea where else to post this.

I was driving into work last evening, well after sundown
and saw something that looked like this hovering in the sky.


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(This is not the actual object, just a very close resemblance I found on the net.)


This isn't the first time I've seen them hovering over the Wildlife Refuge, an open field or
just slowly moving over the houses in the area.

I Pulled over and shut off the engine, opened my window and expected to hear a small airplane
or a helicopter....This was silent.

I noticed that it was moving towards where I was parked....And STILL no sound.

I wanted to get out but, I was already late for work.

Why would there be large drones hovering in the night skies in the midst of nearly no where?

I wouldn't say that this was just a hobbyist flying his toy...There have been up to 3 in different areas
along the highway and in different counties.

Weird.
Could They be Chinese Lanterns secretly flying, OR something from the Twight Zone perhaps :alien::eek:??

 

Wind7

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It was weird.

And last night is the first time I actually stopped to get a hard look at what they were.
I did a quick search on Google and up it came.

It's probably nothing and I'm not worried in the slightest sense.

I've seen helicopters hovering at night and this wasn't one of them.

Here's the source of the picture I posted.

 

Wind7

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I found a logical explanation.


The 3rd shift lead at work told me that there were plans to use the areas over the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (MN)
as a test ground for both Police Task Force and military training for Night Time Drone exercises.

Planes of all shape and size have flown right over my house headed to or from Camp Ripley,
it appears I reside directly under their preferred flight paths. :oops:
 

Wind7

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I admit that I nearly drove off the road on my way to work a couple of nights ago.

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This is what I saw. (Or close enough to it.)

Welcome to the 21st Century.
 

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