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I'm not clear why it is assumed this is a "drone." From the article, it sounds like all that could be identified was a single green light. This seems like a cla

I'm not clear why it is assumed this is a "drone." From the article, it sounds like all that could be identified was a single green light. This seems like a classic UFO/UAP. Maybe it was a drone, but I don't see the evidence to make that conclusion based on this article.

defaultname 5y ago
The article links a number of other sources. The device was described as a 5 ft x 3 ft quad copter -- standard drone arrangement, but larger. But too small to be manned. By the contemporary, common use of the word, drone fits. Someone made a large scale version if the story is accurate.
- exporectomy 5y ago
  Where did you get 5x3 ft quadcopter? I only found an FBI interviewee saying it was 4-6 feet diameter and unknown if it was quad or hex configuration. If they couldn't count the propellers, I wouldn't be confident they saw any propellers at all. Maybe it was fixed wing, for instance.
  - defaultname 5y ago
    https://jetcareers.com/forums/threads/quadcopter.307891/#post-3043924 https://jetcareers.com/forums/threads/quadcopter.307891/#pos... I have no idea where that guy got the info but he's presumably in the area/industry there.
D13Fd 5y ago
I mean, it's an unmanned aircraft of some sort, and unmanned aircraft are typically called drones. What difference are you suggesting between "drone" and "UFO/UAP" in this context?
- Erik816 5y ago
  Drone pretty clearly implies to me "a craft piloted remotely by a human." A UFO/UAP is an aerial phenomenon we can't currently identify. It could be a human piloted craft, it could be something else yet to be determined.
  - gentle 5y ago
    It's a "drone" (mostly because the cops said it looked like a drone) until someone gives some sort of proof that it isn't.
    - exporectomy 5y ago
      People seeing UFOs are notorious for imposing their prejudices onto what they think they see. If they don't give an objective description of their observation but rather a conclusion like "drone" or "6 feet" (how did they estimate size without knowing speed or distance?), then it's not worth much.
  - D13Fd 5y ago
    "Drone" also encompasses autonomous craft. So I really don't see the distinction here. Even if you think it was aliens remotely piloting the craft, it's still a drone.
    - yencabulator 5y ago
      What a "drone" is not is e.g. ball lightning, which then again can count as a UFO.
taneq 5y ago
Because if you say you saw a drone you get believed, but if you say you saw a UFO you get treated like a crank?
stjohnswarts 5y ago
I think it's because people simply don't believe there are non-human build "ufo's" flying around out there. This leads to the military being the most likely source if locals can't explain.

defaultname 5y ago

The article links a number of other sources. The device was described as a 5 ft x 3 ft quad copter -- standard drone arrangement, but larger. But too small to be manned. By the contemporary, common use of the word, drone fits. Someone made a large scale version if the story is accurate.

exporectomy 5y ago
Where did you get 5x3 ft quadcopter? I only found an FBI interviewee saying it was 4-6 feet diameter and unknown if it was quad or hex configuration. If they couldn't count the propellers, I wouldn't be confident they saw any propellers at all. Maybe it was fixed wing, for instance.
- defaultname 5y ago
  https://jetcareers.com/forums/threads/quadcopter.307891/#post-3043924 https://jetcareers.com/forums/threads/quadcopter.307891/#pos... I have no idea where that guy got the info but he's presumably in the area/industry there.

D13Fd 5y ago

I mean, it's an unmanned aircraft of some sort, and unmanned aircraft are typically called drones. What difference are you suggesting between "drone" and "UFO/UAP" in this context?

Erik816 5y ago
Drone pretty clearly implies to me "a craft piloted remotely by a human." A UFO/UAP is an aerial phenomenon we can't currently identify. It could be a human piloted craft, it could be something else yet to be determined.
- gentle 5y ago
  It's a "drone" (mostly because the cops said it looked like a drone) until someone gives some sort of proof that it isn't.
  - exporectomy 5y ago
    People seeing UFOs are notorious for imposing their prejudices onto what they think they see. If they don't give an objective description of their observation but rather a conclusion like "drone" or "6 feet" (how did they estimate size without knowing speed or distance?), then it's not worth much.
- D13Fd 5y ago
  "Drone" also encompasses autonomous craft. So I really don't see the distinction here. Even if you think it was aliens remotely piloting the craft, it's still a drone.
  - yencabulator 5y ago
    What a "drone" is not is e.g. ball lightning, which then again can count as a UFO.

taneq 5y ago

Because if you say you saw a drone you get believed, but if you say you saw a UFO you get treated like a crank?

stjohnswarts 5y ago

I think it's because people simply don't believe there are non-human build "ufo's" flying around out there. This leads to the military being the most likely source if locals can't explain.