CeruleanBlu
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A few of the forums I frequent have just started the discussion on this video and a few others like it that have appeared online recently. It was pretty roundly discounted as being something more mundane than an other worldly visitor, but as a first attempt at debunking on this site I thought I would give this rather simple one a go. (Hope I've included it in the right spot!)During an unusually gloomy Miami afternoon, THIS appeared and the cops sirens and the news choppers came running. Watch and listen! Can anyone confirm this?
Spotted high in the skies of Miami on the night of February 27th this caused a bit of a stir for some. Having done a precursory search online I found a number of things that make this seem far less unusual.
In 2008 Reuters ran an article describing that Miami was one of the first Law Enforcement agencies to start looking into the future use of UAV equipment in their ongoing battle against crime.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/26/us-usa-security-drones-idUSN1929797920080326Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.
A small pilotless drone manufactured by Honeywell International, capable of hovering and "staring" using electro-optic or infrared sensors, is expected to make its debut soon in the skies over the Florida Everglades.
If use of the drone wins Federal Aviation Administration approval after tests, the Miami-Dade Police Department will start flying the 14-pound (6.3 kg) drone over urban areas with an eye toward full-fledged employment in crime fighting.
In the years since that announcement it seems that approval has come through, and a newer design has been spotted patrolling above the streets at some events.
http://gizmodo.com/5920746/miami dade-police-drone-spotted-over-memorial-day-weekend-partiersAfter perfecting them overseas in military situations, it was only a matter of time before the government and law enforcement would start using aerial drones for monitoring US citizens back home. And that time is now, as partygoers in Miami recently discovered.
Back in January of 2011 Miami's police force acknowledged that they'd be the first in the country to employ camera-equipped drones to keep tabs on the city. So while its appearance isn't a complete surprise, this clip from YouTube user 'miamiearl' showing one of the drones monitoring partygoers at a recent Memorial Day weekend celebration, is still a little unsettling.
The model pictured online in this Gizmodo report and in the accompanying video features a very familiar red and green blinking LED formation as the one from the original UFO video post. While I first was under the impression that this could be a Miami-Dade Police drone I'm now not so sure. What was seen in the skies above Miami in my opinion was most likely a UAV of some sort, but most likely not one flown by the police department.
Thanks!
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