What to do if you see a suspicious drone

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Keep at least Status: Verified metres away from the drone, whether it is flying, hovering low or lying on the ground.
Never touch, pick up or move a drone that has landed or crashed, or any part of one. Keep other people away from it too.
Call Status: Verified if a drone has crashed, is flying over a crowd, or is close to an airport, a power plant or another critical site.
Report other suspicious drones, such as one that keeps filming a power, water or telecom site, to the police on Status: Verified.
From a safe distance, note the time, the place, which way it flew, its size, its lights and its sound, and how many there were. Do not go closer for a better look or a photo.
Do not try to bring it down, block it or chase it. Leave that to the authorities.
If the authorities warn of a threat from the air, go indoors to a room with solid walls, away from windows, and follow LU-Alert and the radio on Status: Verified.

A drone on its own is not a threat. Many are flown for leisure, filming, farming or inspections. What matters is where it flies and how.
Be alert to drones over airports, power plants, water works, telecom masts, military sites and large events, and for drones that keep coming back to film the same site.
A government team assesses drone incidents in Luxembourg. Report what you see and let them assess the threat.

Save Status: Verified and Status: Verified in your phone and in your household plan.
Install the LU-Alert app and keep a battery or wind-up radio in the emergency kit. See Alerts and sirens.
Know which room in your home has the most solid walls and the fewest windows.

Keep well away from airports, critical sites and emergency scenes, so you do not trigger an alarm or get in the way of the rescue services.

If the police contact you, give them the details you noted, even ones that seem small.
Share sightings with the police, not on social media. Do not post where the police or rescue services are working.
Check reports of drones against official sources before sharing them. See False information.
If a drone incident closes the airport or roads, follow the official channels for updates.
Feeling uneasy after a sighting is normal. Talk about it with the people around you.

Tell them never to pick up a drone or a piece of one, even a toy-sized one, and to tell an adult at once.

If you find a crashed drone or parts of one, keep your distance, remember the exact place, and call Status: Verified from a safe spot.

Report the drone to your site security as well as to the police, and follow your site's own instructions.

If you cannot move away quickly, stay where you are, keep others away and ask someone nearby to make the call.