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It seems from the page that there were actual drones, not merely reports. Reports may be true or false, or even hoaxes. If there were actual drones, the article and subject need to change. 155.213.224.59 ( talk) 14:20, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, the Gatwick incident could have been a UAP, in fact. There is evidence that the police drone was misidentified however earlier sightings did suggest a large object, and also something showed up on radar albeit briefly. The working hypothesis is that this was an optical stealth equipped device, using flexible OLED panels obtained from surplus units that had failed the self test but still worked so far cheaper than the alternative, setup powered using Li AA primary cells in series so flight time would be 1-2 hours with a trivial amount of work needed to replace them rapidly and get back airborne again.
Total cost would have been within the capability of several groups and could be made to look like any drone on the market thus confusing any observers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.3.100.14 ( talk) 07:32, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
Not sure if this new Guardian article is a useful source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/01/the-mystery-of-the-gatwick-drone JezGrove ( talk) 11:25, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
I'd like to query the "appear to be sourced to websites Wikipedia cannot necessarily use" for the recent updates which were reverted, the sources were primarily UK FOIA responses direct from the relevant authorities, WhatDoTheyKnow is the primary website in the UK dedicated to FOIA requests, it even has a Wikipedia entry detailing its purpose: /info/en/?search=WhatDoTheyKnow
The links were UK government, WhatDoTheyKnow and Leonardo, the very company that was at Gatwick and included a citation of the UK government confirming its presence at Gatwick, it's credited by the RAF on official MOD website and the RAF's own social media channels. The RAF force protection force, confirmed Leonardo's presence (including photographs here) and even includes a link to the Ministry of Defence website confirming the same: https://twitter.com/RAFFPForce/status/1301863662458634240 https://des.mod.uk/counter-drone-programme-milestone/
The Guardian report which is cited on this page, itself used FOIA requests as part of its investigation, many from WhatDoTheyKnow. Many of the FOIAs cited in the update have happened since The Guardian article so now reveal additional facts that weren't known at that time.
Any additional comments around the citations to FOIAs etc were pretty much matter of fact and not opinion or speculation. If there's issue with an particular sentence or paragraph can that be detailed? UAVHive ( talk) 11:35, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
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A fact from Gatwick Airport drone incident appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the
Did you know column on 4 March 2019 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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It seems from the page that there were actual drones, not merely reports. Reports may be true or false, or even hoaxes. If there were actual drones, the article and subject need to change. 155.213.224.59 ( talk) 14:20, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, the Gatwick incident could have been a UAP, in fact. There is evidence that the police drone was misidentified however earlier sightings did suggest a large object, and also something showed up on radar albeit briefly. The working hypothesis is that this was an optical stealth equipped device, using flexible OLED panels obtained from surplus units that had failed the self test but still worked so far cheaper than the alternative, setup powered using Li AA primary cells in series so flight time would be 1-2 hours with a trivial amount of work needed to replace them rapidly and get back airborne again.
Total cost would have been within the capability of several groups and could be made to look like any drone on the market thus confusing any observers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.3.100.14 ( talk) 07:32, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
Not sure if this new Guardian article is a useful source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/01/the-mystery-of-the-gatwick-drone JezGrove ( talk) 11:25, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
I'd like to query the "appear to be sourced to websites Wikipedia cannot necessarily use" for the recent updates which were reverted, the sources were primarily UK FOIA responses direct from the relevant authorities, WhatDoTheyKnow is the primary website in the UK dedicated to FOIA requests, it even has a Wikipedia entry detailing its purpose: /info/en/?search=WhatDoTheyKnow
The links were UK government, WhatDoTheyKnow and Leonardo, the very company that was at Gatwick and included a citation of the UK government confirming its presence at Gatwick, it's credited by the RAF on official MOD website and the RAF's own social media channels. The RAF force protection force, confirmed Leonardo's presence (including photographs here) and even includes a link to the Ministry of Defence website confirming the same: https://twitter.com/RAFFPForce/status/1301863662458634240 https://des.mod.uk/counter-drone-programme-milestone/
The Guardian report which is cited on this page, itself used FOIA requests as part of its investigation, many from WhatDoTheyKnow. Many of the FOIAs cited in the update have happened since The Guardian article so now reveal additional facts that weren't known at that time.
Any additional comments around the citations to FOIAs etc were pretty much matter of fact and not opinion or speculation. If there's issue with an particular sentence or paragraph can that be detailed? UAVHive ( talk) 11:35, 24 October 2023 (UTC)