Military / Radar
Navy Destroyer Drone Swarms off California
Several U.S. Navy destroyers operating off Southern California reported unidentified aircraft around their ships over multiple nights.
- Date
- July 2019
- Location
- Offshore Southern California · United States
- Witnesses
- Military
- Evidence
- Video, Radar, Official documents
What was reported
Ship logs obtained through FOIA describe drones operating near destroyers including USS Kidd over several nights. Video released in 2021 showed triangular lights and a spherical object over water, and the Pentagon confirmed the footage was taken by Navy personnel.
Official and public statements
In May 2022 Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray told Congress that the triangular-light video had been identified as unmanned aerial systems.
References
- The War Zone — Destroyers swarmed by drones off California
- The War Zone — Drone swarms demystified in new documents
- All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Source: The War Zone