• Random Dent@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I remember there was a big wave of UFO sightings in the 90s, people talking about aircraft moving in super nimble ways that aircraft shouldn’t be able to move and that sort of thing, and then 20 years later we had drones.

    I definitely wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of these sightings were early attempts at drones long before we knew about them, they’re smaller than aircraft of course but people might not have understood how far away they were, especially at night.

    • Audbol@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I remember when I was younger RC plane and helicopter community was all about doing night flights with lots of lights and other things on their vehicles. I remember seeing tricking stuff on the fronts of RC hobby magazines with guides on how to do it.