Attack of the drones: the mystery of disappearing swarms in the US
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When groups of sinister drones began hovering over homes in America’s Midwest, the FBI, US Air Force and 16 police forces set up a task force. But the drones vanished. Did they even exist? Amelia Tait investigates
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The FBI Investigated Drones That Swarmed Towns in the Midwest
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It's Creepy': Unexplained Drones Are Swarming by Night Over Colorado - The New York Times
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Attack of the drones: the mystery of disappearing swarms in the US midwest, Drones (non-military)
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Drones that swarmed U.S. warships are still unidentified, Navy chief says
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Mystery as large 'creepy' drones swarm over Colorado and Nebraska each night leaving cops and FAA baffled – The Sun
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China selling deadly AI 'Blowfish' drones that decide who lives and who dies to Middle East war zones
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What Happened To Colorado's Mysterious Drones? Here's The Thing: Nobody Knows
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A US warship FIRED on a drone swarm that terrorized Navy destroyers off California for weeks in 2019
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DOD successfully tests terrifying swarm of 104 micro-drones
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