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Drone incursions over Langley AFB

When: 6 Dec 2023
Where: Langley AFB, VA
Sources: 2 public sources

F-22s over Langley AFB, the base drones repeatedly overflew in December 2023 Tech. Sgt. Natasha Stannard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Starting December 6, 2023, drones of varying size and number repeatedly flew over Langley AFB, home to F-22s, through the month. The Air Force confirmed the incursions, and NORAD-NORTHCOM commander Gen. Gregory Guillot raised them before the Senate in March 2024.

Sources

PressMysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks (Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway) (opens in a new tab)The War Zone / 2024-03-15
PressWhat do we know about mystery drones flying over New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and other East Coast states? (Eleanor Watson) (opens in a new tab)CBS News / 2024-12-17

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How the story came out

Happened 6 Dec 2023. First made public 3 months later (15 Mar 2024).

6 Dec 2023It happened (this event)
15 Mar 2024The War Zone reports the weeks of drone incursions The War Zone (opens in a new tab) - first made public

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