On the morning of December 7, 1941, at 7:02 AM, at a radar station on Oahu, Privates Joseph Lockard and George Elliott detected a large flight of planes headed toward the island. They continued tracking them until around 7:40 AM, when the signal was lost due to background interference. After their initial detection of the planes, the men at the radar station quickly reported their findings to the information center at Fort Shafter. At the time, Private Joseph McDonald and newly assigned Air Corps Lieutenant Kermit Tyler were on duty. Lieutenant Tyler advised the men at the radar station not to worry. He assumed the planes were incoming American B-17 bombers. No alarm was sounded. Roughly 45 minutes later, the air raid on Pearl Harbor…Open
The drones raised particular concern because of the B-52 bombers being held at the site. Published March 22, 2026 Multiple unauthorized drones were detected flying over and around Barksdale Air Force Base — a major [...]
A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at a U.S. Air Force airfield was more extensive than first reported, per a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News.
A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest airfields this month was potentially more dangerous than first reported.