Our own government spying on us or aliens from outer space? I wonder which is more likely?
Come on people. Quit with the nonsense excuses for these drones flying over the eastern seaboard. Let's knock out the various possibilities one by one...
First, these drones clearly don't belong to a foreign government - or they would have been shot out of the sky by now. With an annual defense budget approaching one trillion dollars per year, we're more than capable of doing so - just as we did with China's "weather balloons."
Second, they aren't aliens. Period. End stop. It's insane to hear otherwise intelligent people willing to accept bat shit crazy conspiracy theories involving UFOs. From Republicans, I absolutely expect crazy. From people in my own party, I except better.
That leaves our third and final possibility - the drones belong to some branch of our own government or military and are being utilized for some purpose the government is not yet willing to divulge. It wouldn't be the first time the government has tested or utilized aircraft over domestic airspace without even acknowledging the existence of said aircraft (The F-117 Nighthawk was flying over the Southwestern U.S. for years prior to the government giving the public details about its stealth aircraft program). This is the most plausible argument for what folks are seeing in the sky. Is it worth asking questions regarding the purpose of these aircraft? Absolutely - even if answers aren't likely to be forthcoming. Is it worth going down some rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, UFOs, little green men from Mars and such nonsense? No, not at all.
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This is the latest mania humans are notorious for. One person somewhere sees what they think looks strange and for whatever reason, or no reason at all, other people suddenly notice something that's been there all the time, reading far more into it than actually exists. Drones of all sizes and shapes are ubiquitous. Have been for some time now. Hell, you can even build your own.
As usual with some new technology, humans are pushing the limits of how far, how big and where they can fly them. Add the fact that humans are legendary for imitating sheep and renowned for group think and .....voila! The latest oh, shiny! UFO's in the 70's and on and off since. That whole satanic panic thingy, made up from whole cloth in the 80's and 90's. Should I go on? 
I despair for my species. 
They're most certainly NOT flying from some Iranian "drone carrier" off the east coast. They're not extraterrestrial. It's not some humongous government plot. Odds are, they're far more mundane. Probably a mix of civilian, commercial, government and maybe some military drones doing what drones do. Fly around and look "funny" to unsuspecting humans. But nothing to get our panties all in a wad about. Certainly nothing state governors need to be all in a huff about. We've probably discovered the obvious that's been flying around for several years now. One person thinks they look..."strange"...add social media, a big dose of human nature and off goes the mania!
