DRONE Reference Report - Contents
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Five Main Drone Sightings & Reports
Contents (Page1)
Chad - Bakersfield, California (Pages 2-7)
Wife - Lake Tahoe, Nevada (Pages 8-10)
Rajman1977 – Capitola, California (Pages 11-16)
Jenna L/Stephen – Big Basin, California (Pages 17-20)
Ty – Big Basin, California (Pages 21-31)
The Isaac Cover Letter (Pages 32-46)
The Isaac Documents (Pages 47-63)
Other Possible Drone Sightings
May 2006: Birmingham, Alabama (Pages 64-65)
July 1st 1999: Italy (Pages 65-67)
October 26th 1967: Flying Cross Shaped UFO (Pages 68-69)
(While the Flying Cross Shaped UFO isn’t strictly a Drone Sighting, it’s well worth a
look as the similarities are striking and it’s from 1967!!)
Drone – Timeline
Timeline Of Drones Reports & History (Pages 70-76)
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Date Of This Report – 02 July 2007.
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THE CHAD DRONE SIGHTING
DATE OF POST – NAME OF REPORTER:
May 10th 2007.
Posted by, “Chad”
SIGHTING LOCATION:
Originally the place of this sighting was listed as Central California, Linda Moulton
Howe later revealed this to specifically be the Bakersfield, California area.
POSTED AT:
Coast To Coast Website
URL: "[Link]
NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS - DATE PHOTOGRAPHED:
6 Photographs - May 6th (Could be late April – Still to be conclusively determined.)
CAMERA TYPE - ARE IMAGES SCANS?
Cellular phone – Yes, images are scans
DRONE / CRAFT TYPE:
The, “Chad” craft had 5 protruding arms, one of which was significantly longer than
the others.
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CHAD REPORT:
Last month (April 2007), my wife and I were on a walk when we noticed a very large,
very strange "craft" in the sky. My wife took a picture with her cell phone camera
(first photo below). A few days later a friend (and neighbor) lent me his camera and
came with me to take photos of this "craft". We found it and took a number of very
clear photos. Picture #4 is taken from right below this thing and I must give my friend
credit as I was not brave enough to get close enough to take this picture myself!
The craft is almost completely silent and moves very smoothly. It usually moves
slowly until it decides to take off. Then it moves VERY quickly and is out of sight in
the blink of an eye. MORE THAN ANYTHING I simply want to understand what
this is and why it is here?
We found your show with Google and I have listened for a few nights now. I have
decided that if anyone can help me understand what this thing is, it is you and your
audience. I must admit I am deeply unsettled by this thing. I have never seen anything
like this in my life... Location: I would prefer not to say for now.
Chad wrote back with additional info:
Thank you so much for posting my photos! I hope someone can help identify this...
First of all, I see this thing VERY often. Since it first appeared, I have probably seen
this thing maybe 8 different times since the first appearance. My friend and I went out
the next day after I first saw it to get the photos, but it was not there. Then we tried
again the next day, and we found it within like 30 minutes and followed it for a while.
Most of the time I see it out of windows in my house, in the distance. but I would say
almost half of the hikes I have gone on in my area, I have seen it very close. It is very
easy to photograph and...many neighbors aside from my friend have also seen it.
It is almost totally silent but not quite. It makes kind of "crackling" noises. It's hard to
describe them but they are only intermittent and not very loud, but you can notice
them. Sometimes there is a very slight hum that sounds kind of mechanical, almost
like when you are near very large power lines. But it is nothing loud like a jet engine,
it is very quiet for the most part.
It moves almost like an insect. If you have ever seen a bug on a pond, it is kind of like
that. It is VERY smooth and slow most of the time, but then every now and then it
will rotate very quickly and go VERY fast into another direction, then stop, and repeat
the process all over again. There is just something very unnatural about the way it
moves.
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Also, I have had maybe 4 headaches in the last week, and I am normally not the kind
of person who really ever gets them. Also my wife has been tired and fatigued lately.
She is about a month pregnant, and the doctor said fatigue is normal around this time,
but I worry that it is a lot. Basically what I'm worried is that this "craft" has got some
kind of radiation or something. Like I said, it sounds like power lines if you get close
enough to it. Obviously I am worried for our health, especially with a baby on the
way. I dont know if they are related, but again, this is why I really hope someone can
answer these questions!
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THE LAKE TAHOE DRONE SIGHTING
DATE OF POST – NAME OF REPORTER:
May 12th, 2007
Posted by, “Mufon 7013 – Wife”
SIGHTING LOCATION:
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
POSTED AT:
Mufon Website then made public/available at [Link]
URL: “[Link]
NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS - DATE PHOTOGRAPHED:
2 Photographs - May 5th, 2007
CAMERA TYPE - ARE IMAGES SCANS?
Cellular Phone - Images aren’t scans
DRONE / CRAFT TYPE:
The, “Mufon 7013 – Wife” craft had four arms, this time two of the arms were
significantly longer than the other two.
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MUFON/LAKE TAHOE REPORT:
My husband and I were in Lake Tahoe over the weekend. We left on Friday afternoon
and came back Monday morning. On Saturday at about 7 PM, I was walking out to
my car to get a sweater when I saw this thing in the sky. It was pretty close I think,
but still above the trees. It was moving and spinning slowly, heading towards my
right.
I was startled and confused at first and wanted to take a picture, but our camera was
still inside so I took two pictures with my camera phone before it passed behind the
roof of the house. I ran around to the other side and was yelling to my husband to
come out. We came around the other side and saw it just as it was going down behind
some trees. He didn't get a good look at it, but he saw enough to convince him that it
was something really strange.
We decided to take a drive around the area to see if we could see it again, but we
never did. We didn't see it the next day either. Since we were renting the cabin for the
weekend we didn't know any nearby residents but I would bet at least a few other
people saw it. It was very visible and very strange looking. I was definitely a little
freaked out but my husband didn't seem very bothered by it. He was more interested
in it than scared.
He wanted to drive around a lot longer trying to find it than I did! It didn't make any
noise except for a very, very faint sound that is hard to describe but sounded like
something vibrating. We both heard the sound although just barely. It moved in a very
straight line when it went over the house but when we saw it on the other side of the
house, when it was going down behind the trees, it made a very sharp turn. It didn't
move like a helicopter or airplane, it was very "exact".
We did see one person on our drive who was a few blocks away taking a walk and
asked him if he saw it, and he said no. Then we asked him if he heard any weird noise
and tried to describe it as best we could, and he said he might have but he wasn't sure.
By this time it was at least 20 minutes since we first saw the thing so who knows.
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THE RAJMAN1977 DRONE SIGHTING
DATE OF POST – NAME OF REPORTER:
May 20th, 2007
Posted by, “Rajinder Satyanarayana (Rajman1977)”
SIGHTING LOCATION:
Capitola, California
POSTED AT:
Initially at Craigslist, this was flagged and removed then Rajman1977 posted them at
a newly created Flikr account. This account was hacked, the pictures deleted and
replaced with pornography. This account was subsequently closed.
NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS - DATE PHOTOGRAPHED:
6 Photographs - May 16th, 2007
CAMERA TYPE - ARE IMAGES SCANS?
Konica Minolta DiMAGE X - Images aren’t scans
DRONE / CRAFT TYPE:
The, “Rajman1977” craft had four arms, one of the arms was significantly longer than
the others.
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THE RAJMAN1977 DRONE REPORT:
This week I was visting my fiance's parents in Capitola (we were actually there to tell
them about our engagement, in fact). We were eating dinner on the back porch when
we noticed this "object" sort of hovering in the sky. The camera was still out from
earlier so I grabbed it and tried to get some clear shots of it. It took off over the roof
shortly after, so I ran into the street in front of the house to follow, trying to get more
shots without wobbling around too much (which was harder than it sounds). It then
came in lower over a telephone pole, where I was able to get a few more pictures,
before it finally took off into the distance pretty fast. I thought it was gone but noticed
it was still visible, so I grabbed a few more pictures.
At one point a car stopped to look as well. No one had any idea what this thing was
but everyone in the car was visibly freaked out by it. Once it was gone they told me to
call the news and drove off. I'm not sure who else saw it in the neighborhood since I
don't live down there, but I'm sure at least a few others must have noticed it. It was
way too werid and way too close to go unnoticed. Once it was gone and I caught my
breath I could barely stop my hands from shaking for the next hour or so. Needless to
say, this is all we talked about for the rest of the night. None of us can figure out what
it was (and that's saying something, because my fiance's dad is a mechanical
engineer).
We sent a copy of the photos to their newspaper but haven't heard back yet. I dunno
how long that kind of thing takes.
There's also some writing on this thing, which I didn't recognize (and I read both
English and Hindi). You can see it in a few of the pictures.
Anyway, I created this Flickr account for the best of these pictures. I have no clue
what this thing is so I'm putting it out there to see if anyone else saw it.
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THE RAJMAN1977 CRAIGSLIST POST
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THE STEPHEN/BIG BASIN DRONE SIGHTING
DATE OF POST – NAME OF REPORTER:
June 6th, 2007
Jenna L (On behalf of Stephen)
SIGHTING LOCATION:
Big Basin, California
POSTED AT:
Originally posted at a still unnamed and private photography listserve. Then posted at
UFOcasebook. URL: “[Link]
NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS - DATE PHOTOGRAPHED:
3 Photographs - June 5th, 2007
CAMERA TYPE - ARE IMAGES SCANS?
Canon Rebel XT - Images aren’t scans
DRONE / CRAFT TYPE:
The, “Stephen/Big Basin” craft had five arms, one of the arms was significantly
longer than the others. It also had five rings and many new elements and protrusions.
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THE STEPHEN/BIG BASIN DRONE REPORT:
Hi!
(I found a number of email addresses and was not sure which you checked most, so I
just played it safe and sent to all of them. I hope this is okay.
My name is Jenna and I participate in a listserv for photographers in Saratoga, CA.
Today a member named Stephen posted some pictures he took yesterday (the 5th) for
a class assignment in the area around Big Basin. The pictures very clearly depict some
kind of large object in the sky, and he was able to get two clear shots and one out-of-
focus shot before it apparently disappeared. I recognized certain details on this object
immediately because a friend had sent me your [Link] article on different UFOs
that have appeared recently with a similar appearance.
Now, I should mention that this is a private listserv for a very close-knit group. I have
met almost everyone that participates in person and I have met Stephen in particular
many times, so I take his word seriously.
We have been discussing it for the last couple of hours and I suggested we start by
sending pictures to your web site since you clearly have some familiarity with this
situation so far. Unfortunately I'm not a moderator of this listserv and can't give you
access, but I can send you copies of the discussion as it develops if you would like to
stay abreast. Let me know.
Stephen has given me permission to contact you with his photos and information and
you may email him directly if you wish. We don't have any special need for
anonymity on this matter and if you would like to post this email along with the
photos you may do so. I would be interested in hearing from the other photographers
of this kind of craft in particular and seeing what this is all about! The following is his
first listserv email which was sent earlier this afternoon:
'Stephen 06/06/2007 [Link] PST
hey guys
okay, where to begin -- yesterday I was up around big basin for my assignment like
I've been mentioning for the last couple weeks -- the theme for those that don't
remember was photographing something at a small scale against a large scale
backdrop to contrast scales and to play with depth of field etc -- I chose to photograph
a couple of flower/weed things growing right on the edge of a drop off with the valley
in the background -- I'm still using the rebel xt I bought off mark which is slr so I'm
looking at everything through a viewfinder when I notice something _appear_ in the
distance, like just pop out of nowhere --
I look up and there is this _huge_ who-knows-what-the-xxx _floating_ in the distance
and rotating very slowly and jerkily (is that a word lol) -- almost by reflex I take
another shot which is focused in on it this time and go to stand up but practically fall
over because I cant even think straight --
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I was able to get one more shot which came out kind of blurred and then the thing
_vanished_ -- like, as in, now you see it now you don't -- I attached the pictures so
you guys can check them out before I really decide to do something with them -- are
these going to the 6 o'clock news or what -- any feedback would be great before i
make a major decision here -- also btw I attached three pictures the first is when it
_first_ appeared right as I was taking a shot of the flowers but I wanted you guys to
see everything i saw -- sorry I only got 3 pix but this thing was seriously gone in like
a matter of secs
also btw -- I am planning to return to the area this weekend with the camera and
anyone else who wants to join me -- I'm seriously going to spend all day hiking
around to see if it shows up again if it does I am going to get a million shots of this
thing if it does -- you seriously have to see it to even believe it so _anyone_ who
wants to come me let me know -- the more people that see this the better because I
don't even need to tell you that so far this is a pretty crazy situation and I want some
witnesses to back me up
stephen
Jenna L.
Freelance/Wedding Photographer
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THE TY/BIG BASIN DRONE SIGHTING
DATE OF POST – NAME OF REPORTER:
June 16th, 2007
Posted by, “Ty”
SIGHTING LOCATION:
Big Basin, California
POSTED AT:
Earthfiles
URL: “[Link]
NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS - DATE PHOTOGRAPHED:
12 Photographs - June 5th, 2007
CAMERA TYPE - ARE IMAGES SCANS?
Unknown – Linda Moulton Howe received prints then scanned them.
DRONE / CRAFT TYPE:
The, “Ty/Big Basin” Drone identical to the “Stephen/Big Basin” i.e. craft had five
arms, one of the arms was significantly longer than the others. It also had five rings as
well as the new elements and protrusions visible on the, “Stephen/Big Basin” Drone.
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THE TY/BIG BASIN DRONE REPORT:
Linda Moulton Howe initially received an email on June 11 stating,
In yesterday's post office mail, I received twelve more images of the latest, more
menacing-looking dragonfly-shaped aerial "drone," along with a letter mailed on June
11, 2007, from an eyewitness named Ty. He had also emailed me on June 11, telling
me that he was sending photographs he had taken while bicycling with a group of
riders near Saratoga, California, in Big Basin. Ty said the cycling group saw the
bizarre aerial object three times on June 5, 2007.
He said in his email that he was surprised to see at Earthfiles the images allegedly
taken by someone named "Stephen" that showed the same object Ty and his friends
watched appear and disappear also on June 5, 2007, and that Ty photographed.
Here are the twelve printed photographs I received in the mail and scanned in
Photoshop, sized to 72dpi, 7 inches wide and added very slight enhancement in a few
for more clarity. The aerial object is rotating through the sequence of images.
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