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An unknown number of drones were spotted above and near the 8,000-acre base late Dec. 13 and continued into early Dec. 14, according to Wright-Patterson AFB Chief of Public Affairs Bob Purtiman.
More unmanned objects were spotted over Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Air Force officials said Tuesday. Last week, the ...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Additional drones were spotted over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base overnight. A spokesperson for the 88th Air Base Wing said small unmanned aerial ...
FAIRBORN, Ohio — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s airspace was closed by unidentified drones Friday night and early Saturday, a spokesman for the base confirmed Sunday. Robert Purtiman, a ...
A critical US Air Force base in Ohio was forced to shut its airspace for hours in the latest security scare over mysterious drones, officials confirmed Monday. The sprawling Wright-Patterson Air ...
News Center 7 has previously reported that drones were reported at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, causing the airspace to be restricted for four hours from Dec. 13 into Dec. 14.
Wright-Patterson AFB spokesperson, Bob Purtiman, confirmed that the drones were spotted between Dec. 13 and 14, but assured that no damage or disruptions were caused to base residents, facilities ...
A photograph of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The base closed its airspace on December 13-14 following reports of unidentified drone activity.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio was shut down for four hours due to drone activity, with no airplanes allowed in or out of the base, and officials have attempted to reassure the ...
Senior Airman D’Mario Woodward and Staff Sgt. Clayton Reis, both with the 88th Security Forces Squadron, open Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Gate 15A the morning of June 21, 2021. Wright ...
DAYTON, Ohio — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Dayton was forced to temporarily restrict its airspace after reports of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) activity near its facilities. The ...