Air Force Drones Wash Up On Alabama Beaches - With Video
FORT MORGAN, Ala. — Several unmanned military drones with U.S. Air Force markings washed ashore in Alabama and forced the closure of a portion of at least one beach.
Two men on spring break in the area found the first 20-foot-long drone on the shore near Fort Morgan.
An official said the drone was a target that was apparently shot down in the Gulf of Mexico as part of a weapons system evaluation program, WKRG reported.
Beachgoers first thought the drone was a swimmer in distress or a downed aircraft.
“We couldn’t tell what it was a first,” a beachgoer said. “You could just see little parts of it. A wave would come and then you would see another part.”
A guard was posted to protect to protect the drone at the beach.
A second drone was also found Thursday at the end of Cabana Beach, according to the Press Register newspaper.
The second discovery was near the Plantation subdivision.
An official said it was not known exactly when the drones went down but exercises usually occur 40 to 70 miles offshore.
Both had barnacles on them, suggesting they had been in the water for some time, an official said.
The drones did not pose a danger to beachgoers, officials said.
(Local6)
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April 11th, 2008 at 8:19 amThe sea giving up its dead.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:21 amSincerely,
April 11th, 2008 at 8:24 amDennis Kucinich
I want one!!!!
April 11th, 2008 at 8:33 amThis ‘ll scare the PaulNuts!
April 11th, 2008 at 8:52 amI want one, put a piston engine in it and a chassis and go to Bonneville!
April 11th, 2008 at 9:02 am
April 11th, 2008 at 9:54 amim pretty sure i saw a sandcrawler coming up the beech in vid.
April 11th, 2008 at 11:00 amThese drones are very common. They are usually flown out of Florida’s Tyndall AFB or Eglin AFB Weapons Test base.
Speaking of Paulnuts; Destin and Gulf Breeze Florida is known as the USA’s UFO hotbed. This, however, has nothing to do wtih both of these towns sitting in between Tyndall and Eglin. Nothing at all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLgO433weY
April 11th, 2008 at 11:48 am