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asynchronous13 | 6 years ago

Alternate Article:

https://sputniknews.com/us/201912241077783862-its-not-santa-...

This sounds like a commercial operation. They're obeying the law, staying below 400ft, and operating in a rural area. It seems like the news articles are doing their best to make this sound bad when there's nothing nefarious going on.

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draugadrotten|6 years ago

> They're obeying the law

The article states that small drones must be flown during daylight hours according to the regulations. These drones are flown at night, which means they would be in violation of those rules.

cstejerean|6 years ago

These drones don’t sound like small drones, and the article points out that these are likely over 55 lbs, and therefore subject to different regulations.

TeMPOraL|6 years ago

The article also suggests that these are not small drones and thus likely not covered under the regulations mentioned.

Also, from the article: "they emerge each night around 7 p.m. and disappear around 10 p.m.". 7-10 p.m. isn't night, it's evening. Yes, in the US it's (probably?) dark by then this time of the year, but maybe they're following some regulation that is defined in terms of time of the day, and not the amount of daylight?

chktts|6 years ago

“Obeying the law and not nefarious” doesn’t always mean good.

pergadad|6 years ago

Please note that sputnik is a Russian propaganda outlet 100% financed by the state and known to peddle disinformation. Sometimes they mix good content in to seem serious/relevant, bit even then it often has a spin. In short: you should take everything on sputnik with a massive chunk of salt and I'd recommend to always look for alternative articles.