About Those Drones

My "honorary sister" sent me this screenshot about the sightings of drones near New Jersey.

Mystery solved? 

Reuters Reports St. Petersburg, Russia Hit By Ukranian Drone

Above, a winter scene in St. Petersburg. Photo by Asya Lipovetckaia.

A friend passed along a Reuters report this morning that St. Petersburg, Russia was hit by a Ukrainian drone. This happened a couple of days ago.

Reuters reported:

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine hit targets in Russia's St Petersburg overnight using a domestic-produced drone that flew 1,250 km (775 miles), a Ukrainian government minister was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.

A Ukrainian military source told Reuters earlier that an oil terminal in Russia's second city, located some 850 km (530 miles) from the nearest section of the Ukrainian border, was targeted as part of a "new stage of work in this region".

I am checking with Asya to confirm the story.

To read more, go here. 

Increase In Drone Use Seen At Crater Lake National Park

Above, Crater Lake during the summer of 2017. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Want to risk a maximum $5,000 fine and six months in jail? Then use a drone at Crater Lake National Park.

Drone usage is illegal in all national parks, but there's been an increase in drone use at Crater Lake.

KATU reported:

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The use of drones is outlawed at national parks.

But the falling price and improving technology of what are officially known as unmanned aircraft have led to increase in the number buzzing over Oregon's only national park — Crater Lake.

Park superintendent Craig Ackerman tells the Statesman Journal they've become a problem, with drones buzzing over boat tours and creating other negative impacts.

The bottom line is: DON'T DO IT!

To read more, go here. 

UFO Over Tarzana?

Actually, it was a drone flying around the local supermarket parking lot that was loaded with LED lights.