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The troubling question occupying the thoughts of many who have witnessed them overhead is: what's the purpose?

A Norwegian father was quite certain about what he observed when a strange red light showed up between his house and garage on Norway's west coast one cold Friday night in the end of September.

The father-of-three, a fisheries worker and firefighter, had recently transported his young son home from soccer training when they came to an abrupt halt by something above in the clear Norwegian sky.

"In the space separating the structures I notice an unusual illumination that is not normally there. My son and I see straight away it's a flying device," he said. "We pause for several moments and watch and we observe the scarlet beacons. I could see it was quite large. Roughly 150 centimeters in width."

As someone familiar with unmanned aircraft, he understood completely of the regulations near his residence close to a local airfield, a key base for the North Atlantic alliance and the Norwegian air force.

Increasing Worries

It was unusual to witness a flying device operating after dark. However, only when the subsequent morning, when he learned of the unauthorized drone flights at the country's aviation facilities, that he started reflecting about it.

The young boys were worried. He attempted to reassure them. "As it stands now, we are distant from the war that's taking place but I believe someone is watching us and attempting to gauge how we respond to aerial devices," he commented.

The observer notes he is not personally afraid at this point, but the observations have already had various emotional consequences on local residents. He believes the circumstances in the region could deteriorate rapidly. "As more people see the drones, more people are asking what is happening. They are curious."

Widespread Incidents

Following several flying devices were eliminated in Poland's territorial airspace recently, sightings of drones have expanded over the European continent, including those that have shut down important airfields.

Denmark's leader addressed the nation after the closure of the main Danish aviation facility. "We are at the beginning of a hybrid war against our region," she said.

A violation over the German airfield recently forced flight regulators to cease functions, resulting in the termination of 17 flights and interrupting transportation for approximately three thousand travelers.

Historical Parallels

The intrusions in the Nordic region possess relevant past precedents, stated a senior lecturer in the field of mental health.

"It has been said that historical events don't duplicate, but it demonstrates similarities – and the present situation over Scandinavia is echoes from the past," he said. "There are numerous precedents of unidentified object concerns over these territories where the source was believed to have been either the Russian Federation or the historical superpower."

In the nineteen-thirties it was "phantom aircraft" that created anxiety, believed to be foreign spy planes on surveillance operations as anticipating an invasion.

"Numerous such accounts correspond with recognized cosmic phenomena like the planet Venus appearing," noted the researcher. "No aircraft of that period could have stayed airborne for the periods that it was frequently seen. Advancing to the mid-forties and northern European countries were panicking over mass sightings of 'mysterious projectiles'."

Mental Health Consequences

There is also a mental health effect that is insufficiently acknowledged, stated an academic expert studying drone technology and culture.

"I believe the violations are a tactic to intimidate and to provoke," she said. "Therefore flying devices essentially function in this ambiguous area where they assert their presence, their technological features, they demonstrate that defenses can be penetrated, but they don't kind of yet tip into complete military action that is occurring in the current warfare."

An additional academic who worked on the research stated that since humans employed aviation in war, a significant outcome was to "transform calm airspace into a source of persistent threat."

Current Situation

The unmanned aircraft observations of the current year should not be considered imaginary phenomena but they're happening amid an ideal combination of international conflicts fueled by foreign provocation and worries over the instability of historical military associate America.

"Unexpectedly, many European countries including smaller countries are experiencing increased insecurity than they've felt for many years," he explained.

"Within this atmosphere, the current situation is a collective anxiety attack where the airspace has become a social barometer of the current era, fueled by imperfections in visual interpretation and fear."

With seasonal changes and daylight hours decrease, which indicates increased nighttime which cannot be overlooked as it increases the uncertainty of these events.

"It's probably harmful for anyone with an anxiety disorder," concluded the researcher.