WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 Some protesters suspect strange looking dragonflies spotted hovering over Washington anti-war protests are surveillance devices.
Protesters in New York also said they have seen the devices, which reportedly look something like tiny helicopters, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The claims may seem far-fetched, but they are not completely implausible, the newspaper said.
A variety of unmanned vehicles already fly, the newspaper said, and though no federal agency has admitted to having tiny dragonfly-looking spy drones, some have tried.
Both the CIA and Defense Department have worked on ways to create insect-like drones, and technology is progressing all the time.
Some experts say an obscure branch of the government may have developed the devices already, the Post said.
If that is true, the world may soon find out. The Partnership for Civil Justice has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with several federal agencies to find out if the protesters are right.
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