Are the Aliens Invading?

My question is, if they are extraterrestrials or foreign earthly trespassers, why flashing lights? They always (or a lot of the time) have red and green or some-other-colored flashing lights.

You would think they would want to be either fully discrete (cloaked) or really announce themselves. Do they really need highly visible "landing lights"? Maybe add some headlight covers to that spaceship or time machine!

On a related note -- I read in Popular Mechanics today that the Chinese have developed a "cloaking technology" that doesn't just absorb incoming energy (e.g. stealth materials), but it re-directs electromagnetic waves (using micro waveguides on the surface) around an object (like a drone), thus making it invisible. Invisible to the eye or to various "radars." 

Governor Larry Hogan

Last night, beginning at around 9:45 pm, I personally witnessed (and videoed) what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky above my residence in Davidsonville, Maryland (25 miles from our nation’s capital). I observed the activity for approximately 45 minutes. Like many who have observed these drones, I do not know if this increasing activity over our skies is a threat to public safety or national security. But the public is growing increasingly concerned and frustrated with the complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government. The government has the ability to track these from their point of origin but has mounted a negligent response. People are rightfully clamoring for answers, but aren’t getting any. We are being told that neither the White House, the military, the FBI, or Homeland Security have any idea what they are, where they came from, or who has launched or is controlling them–and that they pose no threat. That response is entirely unacceptable. I join with the growing bipartisan chorus of leaders demanding that the federal government immediately address this issue. The American people deserve answers and action now.

sorry fishcane -- missed your thread -- what do you think?

Some sort of interstellar tourism?

See the planet Earth before it's destroyed! Tour includes exciting rides, cow butchery demonstrations and one-on-one human probing.

I'm leaning toward three theories:

1. Most people misidentify stars, planets, and aircraft as UFOs.
2. Based on reports of grid maneuvers and stable formations, the government is searching for something with drones.
3. The cartels have embraced drone-based smuggling. Direct from the offshore narco sub to a safe house in Philly or someplace.

How long before human traffickers just lift people over Trump's border wall? 

Ehang 184 - Best large drone that can lift a person

The Ehang 184 is the world's first electric passenger-grade autonomous extra large drone that can accommodate a person weighing up to 220 lbs（100 kg) in its small cabin. Its technology for autonomous flight avoids the possibility of malfunctions or failures due to human error. Passengers can just sit back and enjoy the ride without worrying about controlling or operating the aircraft.

MarkD, good point as always, but I then again I'd keep my headlights on if I was say, transporting some potatoes from Humbolt to SF down 101. Maybe a dark drone would call more attention than a lit one. Drones and bitcoin....whole new world out there for smugglers, I guess.... 

Drones with drugs...

"A New Jersey military base said that after numerous drone incursions this year, it has established countermeasures to detect and thwart the aircraft attempting to smuggle illicit items into a federal prison within its perimeter.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which houses FCI Fort Dix prison, confirmed to military blog The War Zone that it’s taken the defensive measures after numerous attempts to sneak drugs and other contraband into the federal penitentiary....“We take each case seriously and aggressively coordinate with local law enforcement to ensure the safety and security of our installation. The majority of the drones were intercepted or recovered,” he said.

The base is located about 18 miles south of Trenton."

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/nj-military-base-confirms-multiple...

MarkD, good point as always, but I then again I'd keep my headlights on if I was say, transporting some potatoes from Humbolt to SF down 101. Maybe a dark drone would call more attention than a lit one. Drones and bitcoin....whole new world out there for smugglers, I guess.... 

Drones with drugs...

"A New Jersey military base said that after numerous drone incursions this year, it has established countermeasures to detect and thwart the aircraft attempting to smuggle illicit items into a federal prison within its perimeter.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which houses FCI Fort Dix prison, confirmed to military blog The War Zone that it’s taken the defensive measures after numerous attempts to sneak drugs and other contraband into the federal penitentiary....“We take each case seriously and aggressively coordinate with local law enforcement to ensure the safety and security of our installation. The majority of the drones were intercepted or recovered,” he said.

The base is located about 18 miles south of Trenton."

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/nj-military-base-confirms-multiple...