‘UFO’ Hovering Above Russian Protesters Turns Out to Be…a Drone
- Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:17am by
Liz Klimas
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For 25,000 pro-democracy protesters in Moscow, seeing a UFO hovering above them over the weekend was probably an exciting moment as they congregated in Bolotnaya Square. Unfortunately, what the UFO really was is not as exciting as an alien vessel from outer space.
Yahoo News reports that the UFO, complete with a set of blue and red blinking lights, was seen by several in the crowd and was described as not a helicopter but having “five extended tendrils or pylons emanating from the body of the vehicle.”
Watch the footage taken by a participant:
But RT.com reports that this object was not as unidentified as some may have thought. It is a camera drone launched by Ridus media, which is described as “an independent community of civilian journalists,” to capture footage of the crowd:
The aerial shots taken by the Ridus drone camera above Bolotnaya Square on December 10 instantly spread throughout the internet. Funnily enough, one of them was published by MailOnline in their UFO article with the following caption: “An aerial view of the rally in Bolotnaya Square during the protest in which the alleged UFO sighting was made.”
It looks very similar to a RoboKopter drone we reported on used by civilians to film Polish police during a protest earlier this year.
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Comments (44)
deano24
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:21pmIt’s actually a manhack from HL2.
Report Post »Mauireman
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 5:37pmIt has face recognition capabilities so all those in the crowds can be rounded up!
Report Post »SomeRandomPerson
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:58pmAny idiot knows UFO‘s don’t have propellers. Have you ever heard of a UFO with a propeller?
Report Post »TalonsPoint
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:47pmJoe Biden’s cap has a propeller
Report Post »Elliesr
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:50pmIt’s probably a damn hologram, lol.
Report Post »mrsalvage2
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:24pmUh uh uh DUH!
Report Post »Tom K
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:10pmThat little Copter – Camera – Drone might be from the Old / New K.G.B. Putin probably has color glossy 8“ x 10” portraits of each protester. Smile, you’re on Not-So candid camera.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:52pmNot ONLY DID oBAMA NOT GET NUKES FROM iran HE GAVE THEM 2 TOP SCERET DRONES AND REFUSES TO GO DISTROY THEM !
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:44amI find it humorous that people who scoff at the existence of God are so quick to believe in the existence of UFOs.
Report Post »SFsuper49er
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:39pmLet’s save allot of money … There isn’t any ! Lets stop spending billions to find out… It’s a game by the government to try to prove Christians wrong… That’s it !
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:32amAnd some really believed. people will be very open to believe these kinds of things as time goes on. They will be convinced that we are being visited and watched.
Report Post »Freedomtothink
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:23amThat’s not nearly as cool as the multimillion dollar radio controlled jet we gave to Iran for Christmas. By the way did Iran send us a thank you card yet?
Report Post »ICanComment
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:00pmDear USA,
Thank you for the drone. It was big surprise. We put in truck and it blew up in our face.
We like surprise so much we made another. We had a hard time with the color and used a fluorescent light grille for engine intake. Then we use auto body filler on seams. We made moving part to make it real. Landing gear was very difficult, so we covered with sheet. It can fly, but it cannot land. Engineers in process of decoding from bits of shredded polymer from first surprise. We are almost finished.
Report Post »ThomasUSA
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:00amThat’s not a UFO… it’s a lawn mower built to Communist specifications.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:39amMy kid has something like that.
Report Post »morristhewise
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:35amThere are over 50 million Americans breaking the law, most are pot smokers and drivers under the influence of alcohol. Drones will bring these lawbreakers into police custody. Drones can be placed in front of the homes of suspected drug dealers and in front of bars at closing time. A customer leaving the bar and getting into his car at closing time will surely be under the influence of alcohol. It will be the job of the drone to signal the sheriff and have the drunken driver arrested.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:41amIt’s people like you that choke liberty to death.
Constant surveillance means constant search, means violation of the 4th Amendment.
Good day.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:28amWhile their at it ,why don’t they mount a camera in all our bedrooms ? Pot smokers ,oh the horror ! MORRIS……..THEWISE ? Do you really want BIG BROTHER with that kind of power ?
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 12:43amReally, use UAVs to catch pot smokers and drunks. People like you would be more comfortable in North Korea.
Report Post »Archtard
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:23amStories make the Blaze irrelevant. A UFO… really? I guess technically it was an unidentified flying object to some individuals…who apparently live under rocks. These things have been around for years, and they started out as kids RC toys.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:30amThis new fad of calling RC Aircraft “drone” is silly. Everybody wants to sound so dramatic, as if this were out of Terminator or something more than it actually is (talking about the news media).
What next, automobiles will be re-labeled as Kinetic Linear Accelerators?
Report Post »Archtard
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:53amI like that “Kinetic Linear Accelerators” I think I will use that one from now on. Based on the contemporay definition of “drone” anyone who grew up playing with RC toys could put “Drone operator” on their resume.
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:21amGood target practice.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:41amHaha. Who in a sane mind didn’t know it was a drone from the start? This ain’t what flew over New Orleans, and neither is it what has hovered near airports, and neither is it what I have had the first hand pleasure of witnessing, and neither is it that which was near Mercury.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:16amCan you imagine every country having drones flying over head in other countries and shooting or spying, or controling crowds of people that are protesting? Kind of scary….
Report Post »1947
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:55amYes, it’s coming to America as long as Obama is in office….. It’s the SOCIALISM
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:58amIf it actually comes to that the only thing those drones will signal is “release the hounds” and they will be quickly shot out of the sky like clay pigeons by one of the 100,000,000 weapons owned by private citizens. We could make an event out of it and sell tickets! ;-)
Report Post »GONZO_G
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:12amIf you really REALLY want one you can get it here….http://www.draganfly.com/
Report Post »Freedomtothink
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:23amThanks for the link.
Report Post »rednrusty
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:32amLol!!!
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:29amNo need for a drone…facial recognition software/hardware already in place. lol
Report Post »Zipit
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:21amObama wants it back. NOW!!!
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:14amthese are quad copters( or mutli rotor ), gyro stabilized and can and are flown by hobbists, and professional photographers. thus the “nice” camera underneath. they fly for about 8-10 minutes.
the covernment ones were probably way overhead, as they have the best cameras.
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:16amthe red/blue light are led strips that allow the controller to know which way is forward/backwards in flight.
a parrot ar drone for your i phone is a miniture version of these and are about 250.00 this one runs about 1200.00 with radio, etc and without the camera shown
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:57amI want to be a drone pilot when I grow up.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:09amYou lazy son of a gun !
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:51am.
Darn-it I thought it might be our missing “Flying Santa”…..
Look, I’m not joking around about this. “We have to find ”Flying Santa”. I’m gonna put his picture on milk cartons. I know we moved and all, but I have looked in every box!
Ya‘ll it just ain’t Christmas at the SpankDaMonkey household without “Flying Santa”. Even the dogs are depressed.
First I thought Gonzo kidnapped him after the SEC Championship game. But now Russians, Irainians crashing Drones, UFO’s……
I think OBAMA has stolen our “FLYING SANTA”………….
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:52amHe probably gave it to Iran…
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:25amCan’t blame the ruskies for thinking it was a ufo. Vodka can have some weird effects on the psyche.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:21amBig Brother… is Watching You! Yeh… Socialism!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:26amComing to a city near you!
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