1 Broken Drone, No Video, 2 Suspects Released: Gatwick Episode Doesn't Add Up - The New York Times

Over a 36-hour period from December 19th to 21st, some 140,000 passengers suffered delays, reroutes, and flight cancellations as London's Gatwick airport was shut down due to sightings credited to drones. Ceylan Yeginsu gives the basic details of the events, security concerns, and the detention of a British couple. The War Zone's Joseph Trevithick had provided much background in December 20th's Rogue Drones Have Paralyzed U.K.'s Gatwick Airport For More Than 20 Hours (Update). The War Zone has long been warning about the potential for drone interference with commerce. Trevithick is joined by Tyler Rogoway in They're Back! Drones Briefly Bring Reopened Gatwick Airport To A Grinding Halt Again, providing more information on the defensive efforts employed in the situation. All this has not escaped the notice of Mysterious Universe's Brett Tingley, who notes Questions Surround Mysterious 'Drone' Sightings at UK Airport. Brett smells "something fishier than just a few wayward quadcopters" as responsible for the brouhaha. Gatwick Airport Drone: Lots of Second-Guessing, but Not Many Answers is New York Times reporter Richard Perez-Pena's update on the Gatwick drones. It reflects the confusion that still existed over a week after the "drone" incursions. Collateral human damage is exposed in Gatwick Drones: Sussex Police 'Sorry' for Arrested Couple. Authorities differed in this article on whether police drones may have contributed to the confusion and disruption. All this makes Brett Tingley's speculation somewhat easier to entertain. On July 15, 2001, what the History Channel's Robert Shapiro terms one of The 5 Most Credible Modern UFO Sightings transpired over the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark Airport, although that article has the date wrong. Anomalist Editor and Webmaster Patrick Huyghe has noted similarities between this event and the current British quandary. Is it possible that "drones" are replacing "UFOs" as a more palatable official explanation for otherwise unexplained sightings? (WM)

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