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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts) Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:26 AM Feb 2013

Drone spotted hovering over west Oakland - No word on who it belongs to or what it was doing [View all]

Anon Street Medics ‏@AnonMedics

Drone spotted hovering over west Oakland - No word on who it belongs to or what it was doing - http://bit.ly/11ysGUp

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/08/18731689.php

On February 8th, 2013 at 3:50 pm a drone was sighted hovering above a neighborhood in West Oakland. There didn't seem to be a focus, it just maintained it's position above properties. It is not known at this point what agency or individual was operating the craft.

(Picture and a short video at the link.)

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Drone spotted hovering over west Oakland - No word on who it belongs to or what it was doing [View all] Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 OP

Welcome to the Police State, slipped in right under your nose. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #1

Just north of Silicon Valley. longship Feb 2013 #2

+1 nt Live and Learn Feb 2013 #3

I'm just surprised there haven't been any robberies by drone. Downwinder Feb 2013 #5

You mean a hexacopter that you can buy from many manufacturers intaglio Feb 2013 #4

.. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #6

Good one! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #9

Report it to the FAA as a hazard ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #7

Damn!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #8