It is a criminal offence to operate any flying device in a controlled airspace in Europe without prior authorization from the appropriate air space control (EAS

It is a criminal offence to operate any flying device in a controlled airspace in Europe without prior authorization from the appropriate air space control (EASA regulations). It does not really matter whether it is a Cessna, a paraglide, a Chinese lantern, or a UAV drone. I bet a similar law is in effect in the US. The responsible guy will probably avoid jail, but will surely be convicted.