Drone expert explains what he thinks is behind drone sightings

Former FBI supervisory special agent Tom Adams, who helped pioneer the FBI's counter-drone program, explains what he thinks is behind the mysterious drone sightings in the New York City metropolitan area. #CNN #News

[andyn]

$900 billion spent every year on defense and nobody can identify or shoot down a drone traveling 5mph?

[_ShaDynasty]

If there's lights on it, they want it to be seen. That should be pretty obvious

[HughesJay]

If I take my hobby drone to my local airport and start flying it over the facility, two things happen:

• Drone is immediately brought down

• I find myself in handcuffs

But we’re supposed to believe that our government doesn’t have policy/laws on the books to bring down these drones bc we don’t know what they are.

STOP LYING

[brianstj]

I called it from the beginning, that they were going to do this to get everyone in a panic to pass some major defense spending bills

[incognitotorpedo]

"Foreign Actors" gathering intelligence, but they can't figure out how to turn off the flashing lights. Right.

[theeblackpope]

Cant be identified as a non-threat if they arent even identified

[marcushahm]

Not a single damn fighter jet, no airforce aircraft able to take a closer look... didnt even think to send up one of our own drones to take a closer look. What a joke.

[janedoe-dyrr]

The fact that these things were not immediately intercepted and brought down tells me exactly who is behind this "phenomenon". We dont have to intercept them because we know exactly what they are and were they came from. Any other time drones are flying were they are not supposed to be it is taken care of within a very short period of time.

[OntheWingsofDoves]

This guy can't be trusted and he knows if you can't identify something you cannot determine if it's hostile or not.

[touchedbyfire]

Stop gaslighting us. We see what we see.

[GIBBSYBTELLEM]

Next time yall see a drone, fly your drone next to it and record it

[davidkaranja]

This is BS! Even the language being used for this phenomenon, is too vague. Since when did the US take this long to act on something they "do not understand"?

[sylph]

I want a South Park episode on this drone invasion thing.

[nathanarmstrong]

I mean anyone with a basic knowledge of Aviation protocol knows this is utterly bogus. You don't have mystery drones flying around in controlled airspace and just say "it's not a threat, likely its legal, or copycat activity" . Proper protocol is that air traffic control would be notified if someone was flying a large drone legally and such activity would be reported to air authorities.

[careystone]

When you hear someone break into your home in the middle of the night, there is no evidence that the person breaking in poses a danger, but you'd be a fool to think they meant well.

[ggelsrinc-]

We need more people launching drones to find these drones!

[uneyedentified]

It's amazing the amount of respect the government has for its citizens. They actually believe that we are stupid enough to believe there bulshit

[maskedmarvyl]

Basically, he is saying "I don't know what it is".

[snowrose]

Funny how all those drones took Thanksgiving off. No other country has Thanksgiving the same day as the US.

[Coral-reef.]

WTF IS THIS GUY TALKING ABOUT THEY THINK WE ARE STUPID