Overblown drone: UK media mystified by Moscow protest UFO

A UFO spying on Muscovites protesting against parliamentary election fraud? Apparently so – at least that was the best explanation some British news outlets could give to the latest technical solutions in use among Russian bloggers.

­“An 'unidentified flying object'…spotted above Moscow during an anti-government protest.”

“Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters…witnessed the 'UFO' hover above them on Saturday.”

“Confused onlookers among the 25,000-strong 
crowd filmed the strange object on their phones.”

“Onlookers…climbed trees to grab a closer look at the mysterious craft.”
And so on, and so forth.      More Read