Pentagon reports nothing anomalous in rash of drone sightings over US airspace

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Fuelled by rampant speculation on the internet, US law enforcement agencies have received more than 5,000 reports of unknown drones operating over airspace along the Eastern Seaboard in recent weeks, with most turning out to be commercial aircraft or hobbyist drones.

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