While it isn’t clear if the two (UFO and drone incursions) are related, our investigation into the sightings has revealed that the home to Skunk Works has experienced a very concerning rash of drone incursions.
Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 19, 2024
The U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42 in California, America’s premier hub for advanced aerospace development work, especially highly classified military programs, has seen a wave of mysterious drone incursions in recent months. The incidents have now become serious enough to prompt the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to impose new, if temporary flight restrictions around the sprawling high-security facility. The Air Force acknowledged these incidents in response to our questions about purported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the area which became viral on social media over the weekend and that local law enforcement appears to have received no reports about.
Palmdale Regional Airport shares the runways with Plant 42, which is home to Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works advanced projects division, as well as similar arms of both Northrop Grumman and Boeing. NASA also has a flight testing center there. As a prime example of the work that goes on at Plant 42, it is where Northrop Grumman has been building the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 Raider stealth bombers. America’s most sensitive and ‘bleeding edge’ aerospace weaponry emerges from this facility, so security at the installation, which is located in a relatively urban area, is taken very seriously.
“We have observed multiple UAS [uncrewed aerial systems] activities over Plant 42 during the last few months. The number of UASs fluctuated and they ranged in size and configuration,” Mary Kozaitis, Chief of Media Operations for the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, told The War Zone. “The FAA was made aware of the incursions and Edwards continues to monitor the air space to ensure the safety of base personnel, facilities, and assets. As a reminder to drone enthusiasts, overflight of Plant 42 is strictly prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution, fines, and loss of operator privileges.”
Plant 42 is overseen by officials at Edwards, which is also a major Air Force testing and evaluation hub, and is situated further to the north of Palmdale, in the Mojave Desert.
The temporary flight restrictions were “initiated because of the increase in UAS activity, [but] we can’t talk specific numbers,” Kozaitis continued. “We are definitely monitoring the situation to determine if there is any ill intent and, even if not, we are trying to find out why or who is doing it.”…READ MORE (9 minute read) Palmdale UFO Scare Leads To Revelations About Mystery Drone Incursions Over Secretive Plant 42 (twz.com)
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