Drone expert: “The government is likely involved in the sightings”
Over the past few days, there have been a number of reports of mysterious drone sightings across the United States. FOX 7 spoke to a Texas drone expert who believes the first flight was conducted by the government.
Austin – Over the past few days, there have been a number of reports of mysterious drone sightings across the United States.
Gene Robinson has been operating drones for over 10 years, flying missions for state and federal agencies.
He believes the first flight was a government operation, but said some of the more recent cases could be counterfeits.
Robinson said he doesn’t have first-hand knowledge of who is behind the flights over New Jersey or elsewhere, but the pattern looks familiar.
“I think there are probably military contractors out there testing equipment, especially since most of the operations are at night. And they’re all brightly lit. So what they’re really doing is We’re not trying to hide anything,” Robinson said.
Robinson believes the flight may have been an adaptation of the swarm technique used when clusters of drones are used for holiday light shows and sporting events.
“They’re doing swarm detection testing. Or jamming, some kind of anti-drone testing. Things of that nature, but I think it’s going to be the government,” he said.
Some drones are equipped with special cameras and sensors, but Robinson suspects they are looking for threats like dirty bombs.
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump spoke out about a mysterious drone.
He did not say whether he had held a security briefing, but he did provide one.
“The government knows what’s going on. Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it’s a garage, they can get right into that garage. They They know where it came from and where it went, but for some reason they don’t want to comment,” President-elect Trump said.
Robinson echoed Trump’s remarks and also mentioned his own experience trying to develop invisible drones.
“I have personally seen technology that can detect where a drone is coming from and what is controlling it, so it’s very hard to believe that they can’t identify what’s in the air. This was 10 years ago. So I think the progress they’ve made so far is much better and they can tell us exactly what’s going on. It should be,” he said.
Some people have described the sightings as a bit “out of this world.”
“I’m not necessarily totally opposed to the idea of aliens, but in my opinion, aliens would be pretty far-fetched,” said Kyle resident Dakota Kittlesen.
The owner of the “spaceship-like” sports car parked at Kyle’s office complex laughed when FOX 7 asked him about the alien theory. Marty Capetillo decorated his Corvette for the holiday season and said he believed the mystery flights were part of a government operation.
“I don’t believe in conspiracies, so I think they just like to observe. So to find out what’s going on, you technically have to observe people. I think there is a need,” Capetillo said.
In 2021, UT and Army Futures Command tested a drone defense system in downtown Austin. The exercise simulated a drone attack on DKR Stadium and the Texas State Capitol.
In early December, the Pentagon announced the signing of a new “classified” strategy to counter drones. A limited outline of the plan includes improved detection, tracking, interception/repulsion, and training.
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