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Drone Lost in Skies Over Washington D.C. Neighborhood

Ritika Singh
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 4:18 PM
A drone has gone missing in Washington. No, not a Predator or a Reaper—and not one of the drones that is gearing up for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown. And no, not @drunkenpredator on his latest binge. It’s just some guy’s drone—and he’s done just what you would do if you lost your pride and joy: He’s posted a flier. No, this is not a joke. It is real.

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A drone has gone missing in Washington. No, not a Predator or a Reaper—and not one of the drones that is gearing up for the Lawfare Drone Smackdown. And no, not @drunkenpredator on his latest binge. It’s just some guy’s drone—and he’s done just what you would do if you lost your pride and joy: He’s posted a flier.
No, this is not a joke. It is real. I promise.

This excellent picture was forwarded to me by a colleague here at Brookings. It was shot by his friend, Bonnie Shaw, who tells me that she saw the flyer at the corner of 17th and Kalorama Streets, NW in Washington.
The drone turns out to belong to one Adam Eidinger---or at least, it used to. And Eidinger is very disappointed about his loss. Eidinger, who has been tweeting the matter, tells me that he uses his drone to take aerial videos of Washington D.C., most of which you can find on his YouTube channel. Here’s a sample:


Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.

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