Although almost no information has been released publicly, it is believed that the drones were not created by amateurs, but were likely sourced from a hostile power, such as China or Russia.
Some suspect that Russia orChina Those aircraft were deployed to test the response American forces For such incidents.
The Wall Street Journal quoted sources as saying: “Over the course of several nights, a swarm of drones were seen flying at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, flying at low altitude.”
The newspaper pointed out that “in December 2023, for 17 days, it began Drones An unidentified person flying over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia 45-60 minutes after sunset.
The administration of Langley Air Force Base canceled night flights for fear of a possible collision with a “swarm of drones,” and moved F-22 fighters to another base.
These events led to two weeks of meetings in The white house It involved multiple agencies, including the Department of Defense, the FBI and the Pentagon’s UFO Office, to determine what these drones are and where they come from.
US officials also confirmed this month that more swarms of unidentified drones had been spotted in recent months near Edwards Air Force Base, north of Los Angeles.
The incident is similar to another incident that occurred in October 2023 at the US Department of Energy’s National Security Site in… Nevadawhere several drones were seen over the facility over a three-day period.
Federal law prohibits US The military must shoot down drones near military bases in the United States unless they pose a credible threat, and some lawmakers hope to give the military greater discretion in those cases.
