Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, was shut down for hours this weekend due to drone activity.
The shutdown occurred amid reports of clusters of drone-like objects flying low in the night sky in several states, but very little information has been released about them.
Some of the drones, or suspected drones, have also been flying over military installations, alarming residents in states including New Jersey and New York. Officials have attempted to reassure the public that military installations are able to detect and respond to drones, and security personnel are trained to identify them.
The FBI had said last week that the drones do not belong to the U.S. military and that foreign governments are not behind the objects.
On Sunday, officials at Wright-Patterson confirmed its airspace was closed for four hours on Friday night and early Saturday because of small unmanned aerial systems being spotted in the vicinity. The shutdown meant that no airplanes were allowed in and out of the base. Wright-Patterson’s officials did not divulge the altitude at which the systems were flying, but they said they ranged in different shapes and sizes.
“Installation leadership has determined none of the incursions impacted our base, our residents, our facilities or our assets,” said Wright-Patterson Public Affairs Chief Robert Purtiman.
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