US: Predator Drone Detects UAP Over Nuclear Facility
Around 2012, a Predator drone detected a UAP over a US nuclear facility, capturing sensor data of the encounter.
Background
Around 2012, a MQ-1 Predator drone operating in the vicinity of a US nuclear facility detected and tracked a UAP using its onboard sensor suite. The drone's instruments captured data on the object's flight characteristics.
Elizondo highlights this case as part of the critical pattern of UAP incursions over nuclear facilities — a pattern that stretches back decades to incidents at Malmstrom AFB (1967), Minot AFB (1968), and Byelokoroviche (1982). The involvement of a remotely piloted aircraft eliminates the possibility of pilot misperception, as the detection was purely instrumental.
Significance
Instrumental detection by a Predator drone eliminates pilot misperception as an explanation, providing pure sensor data of a UAP over a nuclear site.