[Ed. – This seems fanciful. There are dozens of independent reports now, of a continuing phenomenon attended by video evidence. I would more readily believe that a government agency is operating the drones, without clarifying that to the public, than that half a dozen or more government agencies are cooperating to pretend there are drones, in order to deceive and manipulate the public.]
A seemingly minor detail lacking from these reports is that there’s precious little evidence these drones actually exist. …
[T]his lack of evidence has not been lost on drone hobbyists and advocates. They have seen this play before.
Alkalay pointed out there is a long history of the media accepting drone sighting claims without much rigor, only for investigators to later determine that whatever was seen was not a drone at all. …
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[T]he most popular theory is that the timing is just a little too coincidental with a recently proposed FAA rule that would require drones to be identified remotely using a unique identifier and GPS coordinates sent via cellular signal to a central database, which many enthusiasts worry will ruin their hobby. What a great way to drum up support for such a policy, these posters suggest, than a nationally covered drone mystery.
