Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's airspace shut down due to unidentified drones (WCPO 9, 2024)

0:00 You've seen the mysterious drone sightings over the weekend. They started in the Northeast, but as of Friday, those drone sightings are now here in the Buckeye State. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base had to temporarily shut down the airspace because of drones flying in that area. WCPO9 News anchor Brett Pagansky shows us why there is now national security concerns. Use extreme caution for heavy UAS movement on the base. Security forces is handling the situation. What you're hearing is a reported radio call between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's tower and a medical transport aircraft, which was obtained by the media outlet The War Zone. WCPO confirmed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base temporarily closed the airspace for four hours Friday because of drones flying over and around the airspace. The base said leaders determined none of the drones impacted base residents, facilities, or assets. Obviously, that's a big concern for national security. It's like you have these FPV drones. People can just fly them around in

1:01 unrestricted airspace. Some like Ryan Muda from Fairbourn are wondering if the sighting at Wright-Patterson is related to the various drone sightings in the Northeast, which has resulted with investigations by the FBI and Homeland Security. We have not seen any foreign, we know of no foreign involvement with respect to the sightings in the Northeast, and we are vigilant in investigating this matter. When they see these objects in the sky, they don't know what they are. Angel Aerial Systems in Evendale has been testing its drones that look like something out of this world. There's a lot of confusion, I think, right now because people are maybe mistaking manned aircraft for drones. They're designed to help law enforcement with investigations. So you're going to see more activity after the holiday season, so don't be surprised by that. Former Cincinnati police officer and drone pilot Steve Saunders said drones are here to stay, but said while there's mystery surrounding these sightings, you should never take matters into your own hands if you see one flying. People think of things like shooting a drone

2:02 down, completely unsafe, very illegal, don't be pointing laser pointers or things like that towards the drone. In Evendale, Brett Bogansky, WCPO 9 News.