Incident · December 2023 · Langley AFB, Virginia
Langley AFB drone incursions
In December 2023, unidentified drones or aircraft repeatedly entered restricted airspace over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on 17 nights in a row, according to Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command.
No public attribution of the aircraft has been made.
Sources: The Hill (2024)
Facts and claims
- documented Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in March 2024, NORTHCOM commander Gen. Gregory Guillot said he had "gone into the events at Joint Base Langley-Eustis" and was using them as "the centerpiece" of his 90-day assessment of counter-drone defence, adding: "I was not prepared for the number of incursions that I see." — Gregory Guillot Source: Hearing transcript: Posture of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command — Senate Armed Services Committee (March 14, 2024)
- documented At a House Armed Services hearing in April 2024, Rep. Rob Wittman said that Langley "had to close down" because of the large number of drones in its airspace. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall did not address the incursions in his reply. — Rob Wittman Source: Hearing transcript: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request — House Armed Services Committee (April 17, 2024)
- claimed Unidentified drones or aircraft violated restricted airspace over Langley for 17 nights in a row in December 2023. — Gregory Guillot Source: thehill.com (archived)
Connected files
Claims
Documents
- Hearing transcript: Posture of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command — Senate Armed Services Committee (March 14, 2024) (documented in)
- Hearing transcript: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request — House Armed Services Committee (April 17, 2024) (documented in)
Events
- Disclosure Forum 2026 (discussed in) — Its national security panel discussed the Langley drone incursions
Incidents
- Langley AFB triangle (same base as) — Both at Langley Air Force Base, eleven years apart
- Wright-Patterson AFB drone incursions (Ohio, 2024) (similar to) — Both are drone incursions over Air Force bases
People
- Gregory Guillot (assessed by) — Gen. Guillot made the Langley incursions “the centerpiece” of his counter-drone assessment
- Frank Kendall (raised with) — Asked about the incursions at a 2024 hearing, Secretary Kendall did not address them
- Marik von Rennenkampff (claims by) — He says the Langley objects showed bright flashing lights for 17 nights
- Rob Wittman (raised by) — Wittman said Langley “had to close down” because of the drones in its airspace
Places
- Langley Air Force Base (occurred at)
Videos
- House Armed Services Committee: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request (April 17, 2024) (subject of)
- Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth (discussed in)
- Christopher Mellon on UFOs, secrecy and what the public still doesn't know (The Chris Cuomo Project, 2025) (discussed in)
- UAP & National Security: Mellon, Gallaudet, von Rennenkampff & McConnell at Disclosure Forum 2026 (discussed in)