AudioBlog: A UFO Over Tucson

On February 9, 2021, at around 10:30 p.m., a helicopter pilot with
U.S. Customs and Border Protection flying over Tucson, Arizona,
reported to air traffic control that he had just had a near
collision with a drone. A Tucson Police Department helicopter was
sent into the area and the two helicopters followed the object and
attempted to determine the location of whoever might be operating
it. While it was described as a drone and a quad-copter, it was
mostly tracked using night vision, and the only visual description
was of a blinking green light. If it was indeed a drone, it
attained an altitude well above the 400 foot limit set by the FAA,
performed extraordinary evasive maneuvers, and had a power source
that lasted far longer than a normal drone battery. The story was
first reported on May 20, 2021, by Dan Marries of KOLD News
who described the “drone” as having attained an altitude of
14,000 feet, staying aloft for over an hour, and being “heavily
modified.” A May 21, 2021, Associated Press article reports
that the FBI had begun an investigation and was treating the
incident as a case of illegal drone operation. It was thought that
the “drone” had launched from an area about five miles south of
Tucson. Read more