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amerikat

(5,191 posts) Fri Sep 19, 2025, 08:57 PM Sep 19

Strange drone traffic near my property.

See them most nights. There are usually 3. My sister in law claims to have seen 5 at one time. Red flashing light but can sometimes change to white. Why would someone fly them at night unless they have infrared cameras. Never see anything during the day. No much to see around here not many homes here mostly farm land. Upstate NY. Just looking for some input/ideas.

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Strange drone traffic near my property. (Original Post) amerikat Sep 19 OP

Aliens Trueblue1968 Sep 19 #1

Is it possible they are owned by one of your neighbors? Totally Tunsie Sep 21 #2

Contacted one neighbor. amerikat Sep 21 #3

Trueblue1968

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1. Aliens

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Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:25 PM

Sep 19

Totally Tunsie

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2. Is it possible they are owned by one of your neighbors?

Reply to amerikat (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 07:52 PM

Sep 21

Perhaps they've been having issues with trespassers on their property, and they're using them to police their property to see and record what may be going on at night.

Do you know your neighbors and speak with them, even just occasionally? I'd start there, and if they are doing something nefarious, at least they know you're paying attention.

amerikat

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3. Contacted one neighbor.

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:11 PM

Sep 21

He's on vacation. Be back tomorrow. Tonight I counted 7 at one time. No problem with crime around here. Spoke with a guy who is an expert user and does pet finding from the air. He thought it was really strange especially for a rural area.

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