– It was a bit disgusting, says the person who has the film, and who does not want to be named. The person filming and a colleague have made several observations of what they believe may be a drone since this summer. All observations are made at night. – If it had been a plane we would have heard a sound, but we couldn’t hear anything. It fell low over the power plant and has been in the same path for several nights, explains the woman, who often works at night. Observations have also been made in several places in the village. Will not comment news has been in contact with both the Armed Forces and the police on Wednesday. The defense refers to the police. The police had no opportunity to comment on the video or the observations on Wednesday. They have started an investigation after observations of what could be drones in Sirdal. From what news understands, the video from Sirdal has been sent to the police and is part of the investigation. – Recently, we have received several reports about observations of drones around what is characterized as critical infrastructure. We do not wish to say when or where, said section leader at the North Sea and environment section in the South-West police district, Amund Preede Revheim. – We also do not wish to go into detail about what the observations are about, he said. People call the mayor about sightings In September, it became known that unidentified drones have been observed in the vicinity of grid facilities, power plants and foreign cables. In addition, several observations of drones have been made at several oil and gas installations in the North Sea. The video in this article is from one of Sira-Kvina power company’s facilities at Tonstad in Sirdal. The power plant is one of the largest power plants in the country. The mayor has been contacted by several residents about sightings they believe may be drones. – My impression is that people are not afraid, but uneasy. People contact me to pass it on so that it can be followed up, says mayor Jonny Liland in Sirdal. Requesting information from the authorities Liland expects the authorities and the police to do what they can to find out if it is a drone that has been circling power stations in the village. – I expect them to take it seriously so that the residents can feel safe. At the same time, we must take care of power plants and power production will be taken care of, he says. Earlier this week it was known that the Home Guard will help the police with guarding at several oil and gas facilities along the coast. Sirdal is among the largest power municipalities in the country with significant power production. – We have a lot of power and Agder is a large producer of renewable energy. That should mean the police are there. I don’t know if it’s about guarding. But we expect that information will come from the central governing authorities on what is being done, says Liland. – Probably no bad intentions Associate Professor Lars Peder Haga at the Norwegian Military Academy has seen the video that news has gained access to. – It is not very likely that there is someone with bad intentions who persists here. They would have planned in advance what they are going to find out. They make an observation and nothing more. They don’t attract unwanted attention, says Haga. – It is more likely that there may be someone who thinks it is fun to film or fly a drone. But it could also be something else entirely. It is completely impossible to tell from this video. It doesn’t tell me anything, he says. He points out that an observation of something “strange” often brings with it several tips. – All experience from large exercises, when someone has seen something they think is drones, then reports pour in about observations that turn out to be planes, mobile masts and even balloons. At the same time, it must not be the case that people who see something out of the ordinary find it easy to report it, he says.
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