Update drone sightings public release 20260424 r1

Verified local release C:\scraper\public_releases\drone_sightings\drone_sightings_public_20260424_r1 passed with 0 failures and 2 disclosed warnings. Public rows: 3; monitored areas: 36702; event sources: 3.

dataset_bundle/daily_area_rollup.csv

@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 "event_date","area_id","area_name","area_type","civ_mil_class","state","event_count","source_count"
-"2026-01-29","faa:x44:fl","MIAMI","airport","civilian","FL","1","1"
-"2026-01-29","faa:swf:ny","NEW YORK STEWART INTL","airport","civilian","NY","1","1"
-"2026-02-02","eia:64529:ms","Golden Triangle","power_plant","civilian","MS","1","1"
 "2026-03-07","dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny","Francis S Gabreski Airport","military_installation","military","NY","1","1"
 "2026-03-09","dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la","Barksdale Air Force Base","military_installation","military","LA","1","1"
-"2026-03-09","dod:joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst:nj","Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst","military_installation","military","NJ","1","1"
-"2026-03-14","dod:capital-airport:il","Capital Airport","military_installation","military","IL","1","1"
-"2026-03-19","dod:pentagon:va","Pentagon","military_installation","military","VA","1","2"
-"2026-03-19","bts:717:dc","Washington, DC","port","civilian","DC","1","1"
-"2026-03-20","faa:t27:ny","INDEPENDENT","airport","civilian","NY","1","1"
-"2026-04-16","faa:nuq:ca","MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD","airport","civilian","CA","1","1"
+"2026-03-27","dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la","Barksdale Air Force Base","military_installation","military","LA","1","1"

dataset_bundle/event_sources.csv

@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 "event_id","canonical_url","publisher","title","published_at","article_date","date_quality","content_sha256"
-"event:dod:capital-airport:il:2026-03-14:0001","https://www.ibtimes.com/luminous-flying-object-halts-berlin-brandenburg-airports-operation-30-minutes-after-mystery-light-3799213","ibtimes.com","Luminous Flying Object Halts Berlin Brandenburg Airport's Operation For 30 Minutes After Mystery Light Sparks Security Panic","2026-03-15T09:13:40+00:00","2026-03-14","observed_date","b8c355ecaa2c1b80109df21f3a161c57c188ac2c9930b5a2699fd845942bad07"
-"event:faa:nuq:ca:2026-04-16:0002","https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/huge-blank-white-airship-sparks-alarm-over-remote-town/","nypost.com","Huge blank white airship sparks alarm over remote town","2026-04-16T22:59:24+00:00","2026-04-16","observed_date","d7cc08f23530aa6a09bf9c078b8a9affb1e9dcced324ba5956939281168265e0"
-"event:eia:64529:ms:2026-02-02:0003","https://www.wcbi.com/u-k-says-sightings-of-rogue-drones-near-military-bases-doubled-last-year-amid-tension-with-russia/","wcbi.com","U.K. says sightings of ""rogue drones"" near military bases doubled last year amid tension with Russia","2026-02-02T22:08:34+00:00","2026-02-02","observed_date","dc6241b336d2c757ff288eeaac3a2b9c95adc465fefc533688ce48c37e7e2e02"
-"event:dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny:2026-03-07:0004","https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/suffolk-drone-reports-nw5o3iot","newsday.com","Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies","2026-03-08T01:33:21.906000+00:00","2026-03-07","observed_date","d4a3193d0a06b42456c01e68dc348f63eb71d3895d78c5df4fecddaade262c6e"
-"event:dod:joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst:nj:2026-03-09:0005","https://www.thedailybeast.com/leak-reveals-major-drone-incident-at-louisiana-air-force-base-in-trumps-war/","thedailybeast.com","Leak Reveals Major Drone Incident at Air Force Base in Trump’s War","2026-03-20T15:30:00+00:00","2026-03-09","observed_date","da273e8e4dd66a06b323cc30a3f31aa888120f7b65f1225af76482644dd7bb26"
-"event:faa:swf:ny:2026-01-29:0006","https://hudsonvalleycountry.com/ixp/705/p/ny-drone-flight-delays/","hudsonvalleycountry.com","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays","2026-01-29T19:07:04+00:00","2026-01-29","observed_date","2499f7fc7c31e6bb337864c43837f80689d160f4f40c22eeca86cdc91ac635ab"
-"event:faa:x44:fl:2026-01-29:0007","https://wrrv.com/ny-drone-flight-delays/","wrrv.com","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays","2026-01-30T01:08:00+00:00","2026-01-29","observed_date","3d2b2af3745d5a38e28f1be1b5acf4166ca2838509735814fb8939e539ba00d1"
-"event:faa:t27:ny:2026-03-20:0008","https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-03-19-mysterious-trio-ufos-spotted-new-york-city.html","naturalnews.com","Mysterious trio of UFOs spotted over NYC: Advanced technology or government secrets? – NaturalNews.com","2026-03-20T02:30:00+00:00","2026-03-20","report_date_proxy","9a353bc5aa0e8923a524b9b6b9184f4b639124ff2f1d3062b6cd0ee9790e509c"
-"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-09:0009","https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/alarming-number-of-unauthorized-drones-spotted-over-us-air-base/","mediaite.com","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base","2026-03-20T16:22:01+00:00","2026-03-09","observed_date","6351d848188be60cd7ee2843a78e75848e6754670f4e23f2f9ca2c846a937bc1"
-"event:bts:717:dc:2026-03-19:0010","https://wtop.com/national-security/2026/03/unidentified-drones-spotted-over-dc-military-base/","wtop.com","Unidentified drones spotted over DC military base - WTOP News","2026-03-19T17:04:00+00:00","2026-03-19","observed_date","4bf04ad8f34ddc1403c906831677dfda1fde8cd6a951cd47c02a23f8ce182ccc"
-"event:dod:pentagon:va:2026-03-19:0011","https://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/unidentified-drones-fly-over-fort-mcnair-expert-calls-it-security-concern","wcti12.com","Unidentified drones reported flying over Fort McNair; expert calls it security concern","2026-03-19T17:53:19+00:00","2026-03-19","report_date_proxy","0bbc40c4045441687417002b83d0ac920a520101d590a3b36e41c71e509dc915"
-"event:dod:pentagon:va:2026-03-19:0011","https://wset.com/news/nation-world/unidentified-drones-fly-over-fort-mcnair-expert-calls-it-security-concern","wset.com","Unidentified drones reported flying over Fort McNair; expert calls it security concern","2026-03-19T17:53:19+00:00","2026-03-19","report_date_proxy","0bbc40c4045441687417002b83d0ac920a520101d590a3b36e41c71e509dc915"
+"event:dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny:2026-03-07:0001","https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/suffolk-drone-reports-nw5o3iot","newsday.com","Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies","2026-03-08T01:33:21.906000+00:00","2026-03-07","observed_date","d4a3193d0a06b42456c01e68dc348f63eb71d3895d78c5df4fecddaade262c6e"
+"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-09:0002","https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/alarming-number-of-unauthorized-drones-spotted-over-us-air-base/","mediaite.com","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base","2026-03-20T16:22:01+00:00","2026-03-09","observed_date","6351d848188be60cd7ee2843a78e75848e6754670f4e23f2f9ca2c846a937bc1"
+"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-27:0003","https://www.ktbs.com/news/drone-sightings-at-barksdale-air-force-base-prompt-federal-concern-senate-briefing-sought/article_8bc4e1bb-2f3b-4976-8db2-fe0d47bdc05d.html","ktbs.com","Drone sightings at Barksdale Air Force Base prompt federal concern, Senate briefing sought","2026-03-27T23:12:00+00:00","2026-03-27","observed_date","8cb8f5cabe16c75b23ecf950c89950b2c15d4b0d6c7dc9e0203219707b1eb273"

dataset_bundle/events.csv

@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-"event_id","event_date","date_quality","area_id","area_name","area_type","civ_mil_class","state","lat","lon","primary_source_url","source_count","confidence_label","review_status","dedupe_cluster_id","headline","summary"
-"event:dod:capital-airport:il:2026-03-14:0001","2026-03-14","observed_date","dod:capital-airport:il","Capital Airport","military_installation","military","IL","39.84881","-89.668794","https://www.ibtimes.com/luminous-flying-object-halts-berlin-brandenburg-airports-operation-30-minutes-after-mystery-light-3799213","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0001","Luminous Flying Object Halts Berlin Brandenburg Airport's Operation For 30 Minutes After Mystery Light Sparks Security Panic","U.S. Luminous Flying Object Halts Berlin Brandenburg Airport's Operation For 30 Minutes After Mystery Light Sparks Security Panic Berlin Brandenburg Airport lights were halted after a luminous object appeared above a Bundeswehr hangar, sparking 30‑min shutdown By Marty Vergel Bae"
-"event:faa:nuq:ca:2026-04-16:0002","2026-04-16","observed_date","faa:nuq:ca","MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD","airport","civilian","CA","37.416144","-122.049129","https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/huge-blank-white-airship-sparks-alarm-over-remote-town/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0002","Huge blank white airship sparks alarm over remote town","Switch between CA and NY editions here."
-"event:eia:64529:ms:2026-02-02:0003","2026-02-02","observed_date","eia:64529:ms","Golden Triangle","power_plant","civilian","MS","33.418888","-88.61888","https://www.wcbi.com/u-k-says-sightings-of-rogue-drones-near-military-bases-doubled-last-year-amid-tension-with-russia/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0003","U.K. says sightings of ""rogue drones"" near military bases doubled last year amid tension with Russia","U.K. says sightings of “rogue drones” near military bases doubled last year amid tension with Russia February 2, 2026 CBS News , (CBS NEWS) – CBS News reports that the U.K. government wants to give military personnel new powers to shoot down unidentified drones near British bases"
-"event:dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny:2026-03-07:0004","2026-03-07","observed_date","dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny","Francis S Gabreski Airport","military_installation","military","NY","40.836088","-72.642224","https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/suffolk-drone-reports-nw5o3iot","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0004","Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies","Long Island Politics Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, left, investigator Sgt. Richard Tedesco and Chief Deputy Sheriff Christopher Brockmeyer with drones used for public safety at the Suffolk C"
-"event:dod:joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst:nj:2026-03-09:0005","2026-03-09","observed_date","dod:joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst:nj","Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst","military_installation","military","NJ","40.001498","-74.48298","https://www.thedailybeast.com/leak-reveals-major-drone-incident-at-louisiana-air-force-base-in-trumps-war/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0005","Leak Reveals Major Drone Incident at Air Force Base in Trump’s War","A drone sighting at one of America’s most important military bases was more serious than previously reported, according to a leaked document. A shelter-in-place order was issued at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on March 9 after an “unmanned aerial system” was spotted over"
-"event:faa:swf:ny:2026-01-29:0006","2026-01-29","observed_date","faa:swf:ny","NEW YORK STEWART INTL","airport","civilian","NY","41.504111","-74.104833","https://hudsonvalleycountry.com/ixp/705/p/ny-drone-flight-delays/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0006","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays Tigman Tigman Published: January 29, 2026 Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New research has revealed the U.S. cities where your flight is most likely to be disrupted by drones"
-"event:faa:x44:fl:2026-01-29:0007","2026-01-29","observed_date","faa:x44:fl","MIAMI","airport","civilian","FL","25.778333","-80.170278","https://wrrv.com/ny-drone-flight-delays/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0007","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays","New York Airports Among Most at Risk of Drone-Related Flight Delays Tigman Tigman Published: January 29, 2026 Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New research has revealed the U.S. cities where your flight is most likely to be disrupted by drones"
-"event:faa:t27:ny:2026-03-20:0008","2026-03-20","report_date_proxy","faa:t27:ny","INDEPENDENT","airport","civilian","NY","41.492778","-74.104361","https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-03-19-mysterious-trio-ufos-spotted-new-york-city.html","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0008","Mysterious trio of UFOs spotted over NYC: Advanced technology or government secrets? – NaturalNews.com","Three luminous orbs were filmed over Queens, New York, moving in a synchronized triangular formation before vanishing abruptly—behavior inconsistent with known aviation physics. The eyewitness, a drone operator, ruled out conventional drones or aircraft. Local resident Charlie "
-"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-09:0009","2026-03-09","observed_date","dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la","Barksdale Air Force Base","military_installation","military","LA","32.497199","-93.611988","https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/alarming-number-of-unauthorized-drones-spotted-over-us-air-base/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0009","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base Tom Durante Mar 20th, 2026, 12:22 pm Share X Facebook Copy Link (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force via AP) A concerning amount of unidentified drones were reportedly spotted over a U.S. Air Force base earlier th"
-"event:bts:717:dc:2026-03-19:0010","2026-03-19","observed_date","bts:717:dc","Washington, DC","port","civilian","DC","38.893753","-77.014578","https://wtop.com/national-security/2026/03/unidentified-drones-spotted-over-dc-military-base/","1","medium","auto_included","cluster:0010","Unidentified drones spotted over DC military base - WTOP News","Home » National Security News » Unidentified drones spotted over… Unidentified drones spotted over DC military base Luke Lukert | llukert@wtop.com March 19, 2026, 1:04 PM Share This: share on facebook share on X share on threads share on linkedin share on email print WTOP Nationa"
-"event:dod:pentagon:va:2026-03-19:0011","2026-03-19","report_date_proxy","dod:pentagon:va","Pentagon","military_installation","military","VA","38.87351","-77.053826","https://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/unidentified-drones-fly-over-fort-mcnair-expert-calls-it-security-concern","2","medium","auto_included","cluster:0011","Unidentified drones reported flying over Fort McNair; expert calls it security concern","WASHINGTON (7News) — Unidentified drones were detected by U.S. officials above the Washington, D.C., Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live."
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+"event:dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny:2026-03-07:0001","2026-03-07","observed_date","dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny","Francis S Gabreski Airport","military_installation","military","NY","40.836088","-72.642224","https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/suffolk-drone-reports-nw5o3iot","1","medium","high","['alias', 'full_area_name', 'headline_area_context', 'headline_state_name', 'state_name']","event_relevant","auto_included","cluster:0001","cluster:dod:francis-s-gabreski-airport:ny:2026-03-07:0001","single_source","Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies","Long Island Politics Suffolk drone detection system finds mostly real estate agents taking to the skies Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, left, investigator Sgt. Richard Tedesco and Chief Deputy Sheriff Christopher Brockmeyer with drones used for public safety at the Suffolk C"
+"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-09:0002","2026-03-09","observed_date","dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la","Barksdale Air Force Base","military_installation","military","LA","32.497199","-93.611988","https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/alarming-number-of-unauthorized-drones-spotted-over-us-air-base/","1","medium","high","['alias', 'full_area_name', 'headline_area_context', 'headline_state_name', 'state_name']","event_relevant","auto_included","cluster:0002","cluster:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-09:0002","single_source","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base","Alarming Number of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ Spotted Over US Air Base Tom Durante Mar 20th, 2026, 12:22 pm Share X Facebook Copy Link (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force via AP) A concerning amount of unidentified drones were reportedly spotted over a U.S. Air Force base earlier th"
+"event:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-27:0003","2026-03-27","observed_date","dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la","Barksdale Air Force Base","military_installation","military","LA","32.497199","-93.611988","https://www.ktbs.com/news/drone-sightings-at-barksdale-air-force-base-prompt-federal-concern-senate-briefing-sought/article_8bc4e1bb-2f3b-4976-8db2-fe0d47bdc05d.html","1","medium","high","['alias', 'full_area_name', 'headline_area_context', 'headline_state_name', 'state_code', 'state_name']","event_relevant","auto_included","cluster:0003","cluster:dod:barksdale-air-force-base:la:2026-03-27:0003","single_source","Drone sightings at Barksdale Air Force Base prompt federal concern, Senate briefing sought","2 p.m. - Gov. Landry and law enforcement update on Mall of Louisiana shooting"

dataset_bundle/limitations_and_blind_spots.md

@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
 - Stories behind paywalls, JavaScript-heavy pages, or blocked fetches can fall out of the slice.
 - Event points are covered-area centroids or official point locations, not narrative story coordinates.
 - Publication dates are used as bounded proxies when a direct observation date is not extractable.
-- Ambiguous multi-area stories stay in the internal review queue and are excluded from the public map.
+- Ambiguous multi-area stories stay in the internal review queue and are excluded from the public map.
+- Current gap: `airport` has `19407` monitored areas but no public events in this slice.
+- Current gap: `port` has `370` monitored areas but no public events in this slice.
+- Current gap: `power_plant` has `16104` monitored areas but no public events in this slice.

dataset_bundle/public_release_manifest.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "public_version": "drone-sightings-slice-2026-04-v1-smoke",
+  "public_version": "drone-sightings-public-20260424-r1",
   "title": "Drone Sightings Near Covered U.S. Military and Civilian Areas",
-  "release_date": "2026-04-20T18:15:50.018651+00:00",
-  "source_run_name": "drone_sightings_smoke_20260420",
+  "release_date": "2026-04-24T17:40:45.813180+00:00",
+  "source_run_name": "drone_sightings_release_candidate_20260424_r3",
   "slice_description": "A small, review-oriented slice of U.S. news-reported drone sightings mapped against official covered-area registries.",
   "source_window": {
     "start_date": "2026-01-01",
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     "window_days": 109
   },
   "counts": {
-    "events": 11,
+    "events": 3,
     "monitored_areas": 36702,
-    "event_sources": 12,
-    "daily_area_rollup_rows": 11,
-    "article_candidates": 12,
+    "event_sources": 3,
+    "daily_area_rollup_rows": 3,
+    "article_candidates": 16,
     "article_fetch_failed": 0
   },
   "covered_area_counts_by_type": {
@@ -24,20 +24,27 @@
     "power_plant": 16104
   },
   "event_counts_by_type": {
-    "military_installation": 5,
-    "airport": 4,
-    "power_plant": 1,
-    "port": 1
+    "military_installation": 3
   },
   "event_counts_by_class": {
-    "military": 5,
-    "civilian": 6
+    "military": 3
   },
   "quality_summary": {
-    "unresolved_area_share": 0.0,
+    "unresolved_area_share": 0.8125,
+    "review_article_count": 13,
+    "weak_area_review_count": 5,
+    "weak_area_context_review_count": 4,
+    "weak_event_context_review_count": 0,
+    "off_scope_review_count": 2,
+    "false_match_canary_review_count": 2,
     "article_fetch_failure_share": 0.0,
-    "duplicate_cluster_share": 0.090909,
-    "report_date_proxy_share": 0.181818
+    "article_fetch_failure_count": 0,
+    "news_search_failure_count": 0,
+    "official_source_failure_count": 0,
+    "source_unavailable_count": 0,
+    "duplicate_cluster_share": 0.0,
+    "conflicting_area_cluster_count": 0,
+    "report_date_proxy_share": 0.0
   },
   "included_tables": [
     "events.csv",

dataset_bundle/quality_checks.md

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 # Quality Checks
 
-- Event rows: `11`
+- Event rows: `3`
 - Monitored areas: `36702`
-- Event source rows: `12`
+- Event source rows: `3`
 - Article fetch failure share: `0.0`
-- Duplicate cluster share: `0.090909`
-- Unresolved area share: `0.0`
+- Source unavailable count: `0`
+- Review article count: `13`
+- False-match canary review count: `2`
+- Duplicate cluster share: `0.0`
+- Conflicting area clusters: `0`
+- Unresolved area share: `0.8125`
 
 ## Public Integrity Language