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| Terrifying moment air traffic control warns pilots about 'heavy drone activity' as USAF base is targeted in the Midwest |
| 2024-12-17 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A key US Air Force Base has been forced to close after drones were spotted circling above, marking the latest sinister development in the mystery aircraft saga. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio shut down for around four hours late on Friday night into Saturday morning, officials told DailyMail.com. The location is the latest military base targeted by the ominous flying objects. They have also been seen whirring over Picatinny Arsenal, home of the US Army's CCDC Armaments Center, and Naval Weapons Station Earle, both in New Jersey. The Biden administration's dismissal of the drones as nothing to worry about - despite failing to provide any explanation about what's behind the flurry of activity - prompted speculation that the aircraft are being operated by the US military. But this comparatively reassuring theory is somewhat undermined by the closure of Wright-Patterson - the first base to publicly announce a shutdown - potentially compromising US military readiness in the event of an enemy attack. Bob Purtiman, chief of public affairs for the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson, said the 'small unmanned aerial systems' were monitored by officials during the shutdown on Friday night. 'To date, installation leadership has determined none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets,' Purtiman told DailyMail.com. In a recording of the air traffic control tower at the base posted on YouTube by The War Zone, a controller tells pilots to 'use extreme caution' due to 'heavy UAS activity' above. UAS stands for 'unmanned aircraft system'. Wright-Patterson is located around five miles outside the city of Dayton in west Ohio. It's home to critical US AIr Force commands, including the Air Force Research Lab. It also hosts the Air Force Materiel Command, which 'conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war,' according to its website. Wright-Patterson is located around five miles outside the city of Dayton in west Ohio. It's home to critical US AIr Force commands, including the Air Force Research Lab. It also hosts the Air Force Materiel Command, which 'conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war,' according to its website. Yet despite the startling volume of apparent sightings - which have prompted locals to shoot into the sky and even sparked the closure of an airport in neighboring New York - officials are yet to provide answers about who or what is behind the drones. Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman voiced the theory that the drones lighting up multi-state skies could be part of a 'classified exercise' by the US military. She told Fox News Live last week that the sightings are 'extremely unsettling,' while sharing the idea that they may be part of a technology 'test' orchestrated by the federal government. Ballman said: 'Now in terms of who is behind this, seeing the statements that have been made by John Kirby, who has said that these objects are not operating illegally. 'Coupled with the several op-eds that have been out there in the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, [it] makes me think perhaps this is actually a classified exercise to test either evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas.' But the apparent targeting of US military facilities is now making way for alternative theories that the drones may have been sent by foreign powers. Yet despite the startling volume of apparent sightings - which have prompted locals to shoot into the sky and even sparked the closure of an airport in neighboring New York - officials are yet to provide answers about who or what is behind the drones. Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman voiced the theory that the drones lighting up multi-state skies could be part of a 'classified exercise' by the US military. She told Fox News Live last week that the sightings are 'extremely unsettling,' while sharing the idea that they may be part of a technology 'test' orchestrated by the federal government. Ballman said: 'Now in terms of who is behind this, seeing the statements that have been made by John Kirby, who has said that these objects are not operating illegally. 'Coupled with the several op-eds that have been out there in the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, [it] makes me think perhaps this is actually a classified exercise to test either evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas.' But the apparent targeting of US military facilities is now making way for alternative theories that the drones may have been sent by foreign powers. Related: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 2022-06-26 Space Force establishes intelligence unit to put sharper focus on orbital threats Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 2021-09-10 Good Morning Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 2021-09-10 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on lockdown after reports of active shooter |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Why aren't all USAF bases no fly zones for UAS? |
| Posted by: Elmaper+McGurque1612 2024-12-17 11:41 |
| #1 Sounds like safety is impacted to me. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-12-17 08:51 |