Too many drone sightings to ignore; answers still unavailable

Thursday, January 2, 2020

It started with an obscure story from a fringe area of this newspaper’s circulation, and had moved right into town by New Year’s Day.

Local law enforcement dispatchers have received few calls, but reports and speculation are running rampant on social media, with drone sightings reported throughout Southwest Nebraska and even into the Platte Valley.

Theories range from mundane to bizarre, from routine utility inspections, mapping and delivery companies, agricultural activities, to frightening speculation about terrorism and lost nuclear weapons.

The situation does illustrate one important fact; in the absence of accurate information, people are quick to fill in the blanks. Unfortunately, officials are unable to fill in the blanks with the truth.

While law enforcement is unable to do much with a report after a sighting, a call to put such an event on the official record seems appropriate.

For now, we’ll just have to wait for the answers to come, if they ever do.

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