Unexplained Drones Said to Have Buzzed Dozens of U.S. Nuclear Plants, One Within 100 Feet

THE INTERNET — A digest entry published by The Anomalist, drawing on a report from American Buildout, directs readers to accounts of unexplained drones overflying American nuclear power stations. According to the headline of the underlying report, records of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission show dozens of plants were buzzed since 2024, with one reactor approached to within 100 feet.

The digest credits the reporter Ed Moltzen, who covers data centers, energy and finance, with listing a recent rash of such incidents under the heading "Drones and Nukes." Moltzen, the entry says, notes gaps in communications and the inability of the sites to take active counter-drone measures. He also observes, according to the summary, that military-grade drones of the kind used in the Ukrainian-Russian theatre pose a far greater threat than hobby-grade machines.

The digest adds a historical note: some fifty years ago, it says, UFOs overflew nuclear sites with similar abandon.

The remainder of the entry turns to politics. The New York Post's Shane Galvin reports that Democrats are preparing to claim the UFO disclosure issue from Republicans after the midterms. Representative André Carson, a longtime proponent of disclosure, accuses the Trump administration of a lack of follow-through on statutory requirements Congress set for UAP disclosure.

Across the aisle, Douglas Dean Johnson writes that Senator Mike Rounds rejects theories of a UFO gatekeeper-assassin. The digest describes Johnson's work as aimed at reducing concern over retribution against whistleblowers.

The entry closes on a gentler note. Chrissy Newton reports at The Debrief that the first LaserSETI stations in Asia are now active in Saudi Arabia, an effort the digest praises as peaceful, international and scientific.