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Is that a drone or an airplane? How to check what's flying overhead.
- Mysterious drones over the US East Coast have sparked concern and skepticism among locals.
- Officials said many of the reported sightings are "actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully."
- You can use websites like FlightRadar24 and ADS-B Exchange to check some of the aircraft overhead.
- National security officials have repeatedly stressed that many of the reported drone sightings are "actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully."
- Most commercial planes can be tracked via free websites like FlightAware and Flightradar24 because they use FAA data.
- Federal regulations prevent commercial and recreational drones from operating too close to an airport or flying higher than 400 feet unless authorized.
- People can use a free website called ADS-B Exchange to filter for military and private aircraft that are blocked from websites that use FAA data.
- Observers can use sound and movement as indicators if lighting doesn't help identify an airplane.
- Former FBI supervisory special agent Tom Adams said some of these reported drones could be people flying their own drones to hype up coverage.
- It was fairly common for planets, crewed aircraft, and even low Earth orbit satellites to be misidentified as drones at night.
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