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2 Foot "Quad-Copter" Crashed On White House Grounds
2014 was not a good year for White House security, when one after another deranged intruder managed to scale the fence, and on at least one occasion, make it all the way inside the building housing the "leader of the free world" (assuming of course said leader was not on a golf course at precisely that time). The resultant embarrasement for the Secret Service was too much to bear for at least one person, and in October the head of the Secret Service resigned claiming it was the "Noble thing to do" (leaving unclear if it was "nobler" to no longer have to protect Obama or something else). However, this took place only after some others came up with the idea to dig a moat surrounding the holiest of American holies.
Which would have been a great idea, if the earth was 2 dimensional. And as it turns out, over the past few days someone figured out that while there is an extensive barrier surrounding the White House, it only stretches about 8 feet above the ground. Everything above that is open air, or as it is better known in this day and age of pervasive drone overflights: "a direct path."
As AP reports, this is precisely what happened at the White House early this Morning during Obama's trip to India (and shortly, to King Abdullah's funeral in Saudi Arabi), when according to the Secret Service, a small quad-copter drone crashed overnight at the White House complex.
Walking side-by-side, USSS officers searching WH North Grounds after drone found on South Grounds overnight. pic.twitter.com/sdpYsEfpdc
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2015
Looks like @SecretService officers scouring the North Grounds of the WH this morning as well. pic.twitter.com/k4ZMMXYRAv
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2015
Plenty of "quad copters" available on Amazon in the $40-$70 range. http://t.co/pfYYRjToOL
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2015
An investigation is underway to determine its origin and identify suspects and their motive.
Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary says the device was a quadcopter and was about 2 feet in diameter. A quadcopter is an unmanned aircraft that is lifted by four propellers.
Leary says the quadcopter was flying at a very low altitude before it crashed on the southeast side of the executive mansion around 3:08 a.m. Monday.
This latest "targeting" of the White House raised new questions:
Drone raises the question of how tall a new WH fence would have to be to keep drones from intruding.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2015
Why would anyone possibly want to fly a drone into the White House, an action that is sure to bring jail time if the perpetrator is discovered? One possible explanation was hinted at last week in "Smuggling Drugs Across The Mexican Border? There's A Drone For That." After all, this president may not be known for his economic acumen, or "administration transparency" but he certainly is legendary in his liberal attitude when it comes to mind-altering substances.
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What, no payload?
He needs an Iron Dome from Israel.
Although control freaks will ignorantly disagree, it is nearly impossible to find the operator of a drone who's careful enough. The technology has become ubiquitous. What are they going to do, track everyone who buys a 3-axis gyro, Arduino, RF module, GPS module, 3D printer, electric motor, and wire? Good luck with that...
yes
I'd LMAO if the Foodstamp President got droned.
It probably had a Big Mac and a pack of Kool’s for King Hussein hanging from it
The Secret Service (or the Wookie) needs for somebody to design a Stinger about the size of a cigar with a hand-held launcher about the size of a .45 to counter this threat.
Let's just build a giant metal cage around the whole place. Make it feel like.... a prison. I think that would be fitting for the criminial residing within.
thunder dome.
let 0 face some leather masked bikers with maces. mmm more popcorn.
Droning Brown People. The American Way.
What goes around comes around.
Manufactured incident to enable regulation of drones, restricting them to dot gov usages, all the mundanes may not have them.
The damned mundanes were catching up, fighting fire with fire, have to stop it.
Time to buy is now, apparently...
Why buy... when the Good Lord, Allah, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster all provide drones for zero fiat money cost to any able bodied man with strong hands, and a strong stomach... just grab yourself the loved one of your nearest statist drone/desk jockey (make sure they have their own cell phone on them when you do), and "ask" them to call in an "order"...
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome any and all obstacles.
This is all probably just some dumbass techno-geek in DC who bought a drone and took it out of the box on its maiden voyage and it got away from him. I can see two punk kids shitting their pants watching their brand new drone drift uncontrollably towards the WH in the wind we had here last night. They probably freaked the fuck out and ran like hell knowing the full weight of the US .gov was going to climb up their poop shoots for a fucking accident.
I don't advocate starting wars, just winning them. To paraphrase Tyson- every neo-fascist-statist has plan, then their government steps on the loved ones of the largest single pool of talent in bringing down "undesireable" governments... they'll wish they were only punched in the face by Tyson (in his prime)...
Let them make their futile plans. In the meantime I would rather spend the probable calm before the storm with loved ones and try to improve shithole humanity has flung itself into, than be baited into participating Dubya's original shop-a-holic panacea for bankster malaise... Que Sera, Sera.
Yep. Next thing you know they will be tracking down all owners of Frisbees and whiffle balls when they find one lying suspiciously on the other side of fence.
If this country was full of "lone wolf" terrorists, you'd think drones would be used much more often to at least spoof "mission critical situations".
The answer is, of course, Americans are largely law abiding and the current level of "policing" is straight out over-kill.
Not just Americans but pretty much the whole fucking planet just wants to live and get along. Plenty of lone wolves could hope the mexican border at any time as well, pick up a killing tool of their choice in a burlary or buy it in a ghetto neighborhood, and go on a spree.
The reality is 99% of the time when we hear about a threat, it's someone who's mentally retarded being lead on by the FBI.
The current level of policing is about jobs and revenue (and control, of course) and has absolutely nothing to do with safety. This country made it 100 years and to over 100M+ people with no standing police forces (outside of a few megacities) and just county sherrifs.
It's not an 'Illegal Drone'; it's an "Undocumented Flying Machine" that just happened to jump the 'border' fence at the WhiteHouse.
It should demand amnesty, free college tuition, and a Pilot's License...
My ten year old kid has one of those things. And he keeps crashing the damned thing everywhere. Come to think of it, I haven't seen that thing in a while. Oh shit...
So only buy 2nd hand because the stores have security cameras running 24/7 which the Secret Service could requisition. Never buy with a credit card.
Drone Registration in 3...2...1
They can have my drone when they pry it ... um, never mind.
From my vast blue sky.
What no C4 where's the fun in that.
This was just a test run. POTUS is out of town
The owner can always claim it was hijacked in mid-flight by ISIS.
We anthraxed some folks
I guess they're gonna have to build a giant bullet-proof glass dome over the WH. It'll be like a big fishbowl.
"Do the orders still stand?"
Did the drone crash, or was it taken down?
apparently crashed in the trees. Too bad the pilot couldn't fly like this guy can;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD487qw8dCo&sc_src=email_107032&sc_eh=89...
Of course the order still stands have you heard anything to the contrary?
-Lord Vader
Eeeeee puh!
Eeeeee puh!
Oh, c'mon! Nobody recognizes that "Simpsons" episode?!?
The one with the big glass dome over Springfield?
That's some highbrow, sophisticated stuff, Man!
Buncha cultural retards.
"In Xanadu, did Kubla Khan, a stately pleasure dome decree....."
Is Amazon dispatching dope now by drone?
Heh...Truman Show.
Yeah, one might look forward to flying a drone over the next protest, and dropping a sh1tload of glitter over our protectors to celebrate the sense of security they inspire.
That's an interesting idea. A harmless payload. Police response sure to be based on the "fear" it caused. "OMG, it could have been a weapon of moss destruction!"
One should be mindful of the wavelength of the "glitter" one releases...
Red, for all the luv we feelin'.
Toro! Toro! Toro!
Oh God No. Not the Moss.
Drug Drone payloas was jacked by Secret Service right after touchdown.
small drones being used to fly drugs across the border now...
So far, so good!
Pretty sure it was delivering gay porn.
Nope.. It was a super sized order for Moosechelle from KFC!
I'm a drone man...
It's now the quickest way to get Obama his $$$$$$$$$
So, that's happened to it.
I hope Barry got the Maui Wowie I taped to the fuselage.
He likes "Labrador."
Choom Wagon 2.0
Obama was having a new set of golf clubs delivered by drone
Cue scary "drone at WH" from MSM in 3, 2, 1....
Yes it appears the Tea Party is is more sophisticated than once thought.
Unless it's a false flag operation...
No doubt Dear Leader peed his pants then immediately surrendered.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
payback?
We droned a few folks. (And got droned in return).
What goes around, comes around.
Live by the drone, ...
Not a real false flag until we have a year's worth of Sandy Drone hoax memes.
So how long did the potentially dangerous drone sit crashed upon the grounds? This is the real question.
Got an enemy?
Park 1-2 miles from his/her house, get this drone out of your boot, fly it over the fucker, then no more problems with that person.
Fly drone back to your car, drive away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
Shit like this is coming, better not have any dangerous people after you...
I've said it before, incendiary devices delivered by drone are going to be the next thing. Long metal roofing.
And then there is the drone swarm, overwhelming the targets defense capabilities. What a nightmare for the SS.
And then there is the drone swarm, overwhelming the targets defense capabilities. What a nightmare for the SS.
Don't Drone me bro...
Was there a wedding, funeral, or kindergarten graduation on the back lawn? Those types of events tend to draw the drones close.
Helicopter Ben with his new toy.
Wont someone think of the children?
US Armed forces sent it by mistake....drone operators thought they were in Kiev
Maybe it carried a bio-weapon delivered around the whitehouse grounds prior to crash. Did any of the folks walking the grounds have protective gear on....ummm nope. Secret Service seems to be really on top of things there.
I bet that Clipboard Guy was there... so it's all good.
Someone at the Papa John's Beta Drone Operator's Training Center just got their 29.5 hr workweek cut in half and demoted back down to Street Delivery
Wookie Grooming Kit from Amazon.
Now I would like to fly this drone over area 51 and take a good look at all those UFOs hiding there.
Time to make drones illegal for the common man
Time to make drones illegal for the common man
right, then only criminals will have drones.
right, then only criminals will have drones.
like the government.
So that's how Obama gets his monthy coke... Sniff Sniff
They forgot to say that the Muslim extremists left their passports and a copy of the Koran on board
I was expecting that the WH collapsed in it's own footprint from Drone Fuel.
We're going to need a bigger fence.
Hey!
That's rac...
Wait.
Oh.
You said bigger.
Two more tries?
It's just the paparazzi looking for glozell or jay-z.
Taller fence? Hell, tear down that fence, Mr. Obama!
Drones can also carry payloads into the gated/guarded oligarchs homes.
Very easy to make custom ones.
They attempt to jam them now.
Amazon delivery for the Prezident!
The animals are getting restless. It gets worse as the 1% transfer more wealth.
It's Bush's fault.
Amazon banana delivery
CORRECTION: the drone was in India,the flying object was in the lawn.
those things get lost all the time. some poor kid lost his xmas present.
AH so that's how CINC gets his choom and crack delivered!
My solution? Eagles. Build Eagle nests on four corners of WH roof. It's patriotic as shit and anything drifting lazily in WH airspace will be free game.
Let me expand. EAGLES WITH FRICKIN LASER BEAMS.
How much longer until there is a six block area around the White House that is cordoned off and inaccessible to the common man?
In today's world of drones, you really cannot have rooftop snipers blasting away at small moving targets.
It used to be that common people had picnic lunches on the White House lawn.
Congress scrambled and set a record for developing, proposing, and voting in a 967 page Drone Regulation Bill (only applies to citizens)
They can pass all the bills they want. The terrorist won't care.
All the terrorist need to do is custom make a armada of them and fly in around the white house with payloads.
At night do it.
DO it when the president's around and congress/senate is in session then set them off. Imagine the panic.
Send in a fleet and cripple a Mark1 GE reactor. Sit back and watch the fuel pools start boiling a few days later a la Fukushima.
Do that to one sited a few miles upwind of a major conurbation and you've got a truly Big Deal.
The fact that no 'terrorists' have done this suggests to me that i) they're pretty dumb, or ii) they're controlled opposition.
Looks like it was carrying a noseCandy-gram.
Secret Service will be sent back to shooting school and learn how to properly handle a 12-Guage open choke. PULL!!
"Secret Service will be sent back to shooting school and learn how to properly handle a 12-Guage open choke. PULL!!"
If it stays low enough and they start shooting other agents/security people. Quite amusing.
They have another threat now among others.
Some of these drones can be so small. They can fire small poison darts.
It coulda been one of his sons. Dad, I'm home...
Maybe that drone was trying to escape
Amazon test delivery?
I bet it was a Super Bowl Commercial.......Whats UP???? Maybe the Budweiser Clydedales.....
The drone president having a drone dropped on his lawn and his SS minions freaking out over it...hopefully whoever flew it is against all the drone use and did it as some joke. Better not have been some test of security and some chump is planning some type of white house attack as we don't need to deal wih the fallout from that.
Won't be long before some government twats say quad-copters need to be banned.
Drone swarm. End of Rose Garden ceremonies & press conferences.
See two drones bounce a ball between them http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/28/quadrocopters-juggle-balls-cooperativ...
Statist solution: We need to regulate juggling.
By far most likely explanation is False Flag Quad Attack for just that reason. I'd like to think one could fly in a drone . . . oops, scratch that . . . but I'm thinking the SS has all radio frequencies monitored fully and probably pass through only signals known to them.
Seems there would be a lot of reasons for them to be already using such a system for many years.
But they wanna choke private drones out of existence is my guess. Too many wild cards in other settings.
Maybe Obamba and congress will have to resort to living in a cave for national security!
Hmm where have we seen this before?
Didn't Osma bin laden live in one?
Wasn't Sadam Hussein living in one when they found him?
Seems things are bout to go full circle.
Mystery Solved! Yellen was asking the Federal Reserve IT department to experiment with "dollar" drones to drop cash from the sky rather than using more expensive and fuel-inefficient manned helicopters of her predecessors.
They need a cage and the lock on the outside , not a fence.......
Time for 20-foot concrete walls topped by concertina wire, guard towers staffed by shoot-to-kill sharpshooters, and rooftop anti-aircraft batteries -- we must keep the President safe.
There will be a day when we have miniaturized biometric assassin drones. That is when things get interesting.
See the movie 'Dune'?
Hunter Seeker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVzK-h6qao
It's a combo play: "Drune".
I'm sure it was one of his daughter's "holiday" gifts they were playing with.
Flown by the same Top-Gun-in-their-dreams drone "pilots" who keep accidentally dropping bombs on wedding parties in the Near East?
Poor bastard didn't realize that they are serial numbered. SWAT team in 3.2.1...
If drones are outlawed....only outlaws will have drones.
Now anyone can become a merc. Just have enough batteries!!!
Yahoo!!!!!!
Better check for the ebola virus and quarantine the White House. We quarantined some folks.
Actually what occurred was Obama secretly ordered the FAA to ban Netanyahu's flight from Israel when Benji was invited to come to the U.S. and personally command the Congress to serve Israel first.
So Benji sought the advice and counsel of a rabbi who practices the art of Kabbalah. He decided to sneak into the country by using a secret Jewish incantation to shrink himself so he could fit inside a drone. Netanyahu's rabbi warned him the spell would wear off at midnight but Benji thought midnight was U.S. time not Tel Aviv time.
Consequently as the drone was on final approach to Reagan National Airport, the spell wore off and crashed coincidentally on the White House lawn when Netanyahu returned to his normal size. Benji escaped by squeezing himself through the metal bars of the White House front gate (rats can easily do that).
I have it on good authority that is what really happened.
I'd bet just about anything that one of the many treasonous gov't agency's was responsible for this. Hegelian Dialectic, the gov't wants to clamp down on this technology and given the established history of false flags and fraudulent events used to further an agenda, this fits right in.
Barry just was having a new pair of Mom Jeans delivered from Overstock.com. He loves a bargain.
That was SkyMall, Sorry
Sooo how do jumbo jet engines fired up waiting on the ground digest drones, any studies yet?
$4,000,000,000,000 later a teenager can defeat their security
What I find to be absolutely hilarious: how many people that post here believe in all of the CIA/FBI/etc. conspiracy theories? MANY! Yet the Obimbo administration proves its utter incompetence over and over again! They got off light this time, next time some whackjob could very well pack a much more volatile payload in that bad boy!
I know for sure that there are if fact conspiracies and a lot of incompetent people in gov't. The only thing that I'm uncertain of is which to attribute to each event.
Hanlon's razor :
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
The Stupidity, Ignorance and Arrogance of .gov desk jockeys create the "opportunities" that malicious men like Z'big and Rahmbo seek to capitalize on.
Occam's Razor: other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones
and... it's simpler to get manipulating liars all into one place and organized than a pile of stupid people, since that's like herding cats across fields of random laser-pointers and cat-nip.
It's double-easy to trick everyone who believes Hanlon by all playing stupid. Stupid people can't pretend to be good liars but good liars can pretend to be stupid in front of others who genuinely are stupid.
Never attribute to stupidity that which is provably explained by goal-directed malice on a consistent basis and beneficial to the same group of people repeatedly.
Best post ever! Thank you.
"It's double-easy to trick everyone who believes Hanlon by all playing stupid. Stupid people can't pretend to be good liars but good liars can pretend to be stupid in front of others who genuinely are stupid.
"Never attribute to stupidity that which is provably explained by goal-directed malice on a consistent basis and beneficial to the same group of people repeatedly."
As my wise old friend (the same one who said "never try to con a con-man" said, "you have to learn to play dumb."
I TRIED TO TELL THEM that they need to move the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Fed underground, for only underground will be safe from Turrists - until Mattel brings out the $100 remotely-piloted drill rigs. :-)
It's that dang Machiavelli! Ever since I read him, I can't keep from looking over my shoulder. :-)
They're calling a simple RC helicopter a "drone"? This will require massive expensive domestic and G10 meetings and more piles of new regulations and restrictions. Whoever did this should get their ass kicked by the RC hobbyists, who have enjoyed this stuff for years without hurting anyone, and now they will suffer for the actions of some jerk. Any half wit could have done this 30 years ago, but now a half wit actually did.
Uh oh. It just occurred to me that the government employee out flying his drone around the White House grounds, at 3AM, drunk, might have been PAID by, say, the NSA, to do exactly that. Which would make this just the 19th-million Black Flag. Sheez, I bet there are actually 25 different Departments of Black Flag, and all of their employees living it up in houses with heated swimming pools, just laughing their butts off at the Sheeple they get paid so well to defraud. (Note: This is NOT sarcasm.)
did a saudi passport fall out after it crashed
All drones are coming back to daddy.
This is not a forum. It's a place full of talking monkeys. Retarded ones at that.
Welcome
BarryO needs weed, it our patrotic duty to fly it to him!!
Either yers dronin' with us or yer dronin' with tha terr'issts!
Or... next on "Skynet: is jealous of Obama golfing and wants to join him on the green"
Michelle ran out of "keep me a woman" pills and needed an emergency delivery.