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June 2, 2025 2 mins

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In late 2024, unknown drones flew over Langley Air Force Base for 17 nights straight — and no one has offered a clear explanation. The military confirmed the incursions. The media barely blinked. And the story disappeared almost as fast as it surfaced. In today’s Think First, we ask: When the sky isn’t secure, and the silence is louder than the answers, who’s keeping the public in the dark — and why?

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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Why did a fleet of mysterious drones fly over a US
military base for 17 days, andwhy don't we have answers?
In December 2024, langley AirForce Base in Virginia, home to
F-22 Raptors and keyintelligence units, was buzzed

(00:31):
nightly by unidentified drones.
The incursions lasted over twoweeks.
Some drones were largefixed-wing types, others were
quadcopters.
The Pentagon confirmed theincidents, but still has not
identified who was behind themor what their purpose was.
So let's think first.

(00:52):
If these drones weren't hostile, why did they keep returning
and why couldn't we stop them?
Why did it take weeks for thepublic to hear about this and
why is the story already fading?
How can we trust officialnarratives when they downplay
events that clearly alarmedmilitary leadership?
And if this wasn't a foreignthreat, what does that say about

(01:16):
our ability to protect criticalairspace?
The smartest people aren't theloudest.
They're the ones asking theright questions.
The smartest people aren't theloudest.
They're the ones asking theright questions.
I'm Jim Detchen, and this isThink First from Gaslight 360.
Stay sharp, stay skeptical,spot the gaslight.

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