Why is the US Media now ignoring that “drone fleets” controlled by mystery parties sealed the airspace over Washington DC’s rapid response military base, leaving DC airspace vulnerable?

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[Langley Air Force Base](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base), located in Virginia, is a key component in the defense of the United States, particularly the East Coast. It hosts the headquarters of [Air Combat Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Combat_Command), which oversees the training and equipping of combat-ready air forces. In defending Washington, D.C., Langley AFB’s aircraft are a key component in protecting the nation’s capital from aerial threats. Located 130 miles from the capital, planes from Langley can reach D.C. in a matter of minutes. If the USA’s capital were actually attacked, this is where rapid response fighters would come from first.

From 2023 to 2024, there were several unauthorized claimed drone incursions over Langley Air Force Base. These incidents began in early 2023 and occurred sporadically throughout the year, causing concern about security breaches. The military responded by increasing surveillance and implementing stricter airspace controls around the base. Congress called for investigations into these breaches and discussed potential legislative actions to enhance drone regulations. The White House emphasized the importance of national security and supported measures to prevent future incursions. Media coverage highlighted the vulnerabilities exposed by these incidents and the ongoing efforts to secure military installations.

There were approximately five known incidents of unauthorized drone flights over the base. The airspace over Langley was intermittently restricted for several hours following each incursion, affecting the timing of military launches and training exercises.

If anyone attacked Washington during these windows, the US military would have been unable to respond out of Langley.

And then the media, Congress, the White House, and the Military just… stopped talking about it.

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All key posts on this subreddit and in the media about this, including
some Congressional links, in a timeline:

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* December 2023: [Earliest known video of Langley incidents, Liberation Times.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72E4XxGwNGY)

* March 14, 2024: US Congress video — NORAD cmdr General Gregory M. Guillot testifying in front of Senate Armed Services Committee on March 14, 2024 about the Langley AFB UAP incursions: “I wasn’t prepared for the number of incursions that I see”. [“this emerging capability outstrips the operational framework that we have to address”](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1bip0ii/norad_cmdr_general_gregory_m_guillot_testifying/)

* March 14th, 2024: [US Congress hearing on topic](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-posture-of-united-states-northern-command-and-united-states-southern-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program); General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF, Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command and General Laura J. Richardson, USA, Commander, United States Southern Command

* March 15, 2024: [Mystery drones swarmed Langley Air Force Base for weeks](https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks)

* March 16, 2024: Researcher Linda Thompson [says she has video of Langley incursions / Surry Nuclear plant given to her.](https://x.com/Lynda_Research/status/1768795345666891973?s=20)

* March 16, 2024: [Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB for Weeks](https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/03/16/mysterious_drones_swarmed_langley_afb_for_weeks_1018789.html)

* March 18, 2024: [Mystery drones swarmed Langley Air Force Base](https://boingboing.net/2024/03/18/mystery-drones-swarmed-langley-air-force-base.html)

* March 18, 2024: [Langley AFB was attacked by drone swarms last December, but why?](https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/drone-swarms-langley-afb-december-2023)

* March 19, 2024: [Officials swamped by illicit drone invasions of banned US airspaces](https://dronedj.com/2024/03/19/officials-swamped-by-illicit-drone-invasions-of-banned-us-airspaces/)

* March 21, 2024: Reddit post showing Langley incursions video — [Langley AFB event video](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1bk9xta/langley_afb_event_video/)

* March 23, 2024: Youtube– military members discuss Langley incursions: [Drones Swarm Langley AFB?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ4IhbPVWrI)

* March 26, 2024: [Askapol] Sen. Tim Kaine on whether US military knows what flew over Langley: [“I don’t think I can get into that”](https://x.com/AskaPol_UAPs/status/1772774016161394759)

* March 28, 2024: [US Air Force base swarmed by mysterious drones ‘houses nuclear assets’](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/air-force-base-swarmed-mysterious-32460988)

* April 10, 2024: Coulthart & Mellon — @ChrisKMellon
is 100% correct. We have an exclusive interview and video with a witness who videoed the mystery objects over Langley AFB in December coming up on REALITY CHECK
@NewsNation. He is certain the multiple objects he saw were not drones or known aircraft. And that’s what he’s told the
@FBI — [link here.](https://x.com/rosscoulthart/status/1778228645808795692)

* April 17, 2024, US Congress: At a hearing before the US House Armed Services Committee (4-17-24), Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) said: “[We saw recently a very disturbing trend at Langley AFB, where because of a large number of UASs that were in that airspace, Langley had to close down \(to defend the safety & operations of the base\).](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1c6f2gd/at_a_hearing_before_the_us_house_armed_services/)”

* April 21, 2024: [Drones or UFOs? Alarming incursions demand answers](https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4605271-drones-or-ufos-alarming-incursions-demand-answers/)

* May 8, 2024: [Drone Swarms Pose New Threat to US Bases, Official Says](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/drone-swarms-new-threat-us-bases/)

* May 11, 2024: [U.S. Government’s UFO Office Confirms It Has Not Received Information On ‘Drone’ Incursions Over Langley Air Force Base, As New Details Emerge](https://www.liberationtimes.com/home/us-governments-ufo-office-confirms-it-has-not-received-information-on-drone-incursions-over-langley-air-force-base-as-new-details-emerge)

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#Why did the media ignore this afterward?

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Surely it’s a big deal if “drones” from a source that:

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1. Is not the US military (claimed).
2. Is not the US IC (claimed).
3. Is not a known civilian party (claimed).
4. Is not a known adversary (claimed).
5. Could not be tracked from source ([impossible](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1dcwwdu/critical_sensor_data_has_been_possibly_illegally/)).
6. Could not be tracked after incursions (again, [impossible](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1dcwwdu/critical_sensor_data_has_been_possibly_illegally/)).

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So we have mystery drones of unknown origin, unknown operators, unknown technologies, able to summarily close the airspace over the rapid response base protecting the USA’s capital city, and…

…everyone is just alright with this?

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Why is the media and government ignoring this?

Whose “drones” are these?

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**By definition, they are UFOs, as the military told Congress they had not identified them.**

by PyroIsSpai