Hanford Site, Washington: Large drone loiters near Columbia Generating Station 19 minutes
At 6:50 p.m. on 17 November 2022, an employee of the Columbia Generating Station on the Hanford Site in Washington State saw a large drone loiter near the plant for 19 minutes; a security patrol followed it into Richland, and two smaller drones were seen later that night.
Background
At 6:50 p.m., an employee at the Columbia Generating Station on the Hanford Site in Washington State observed a large drone flying near the west side of the plant. It loitered for 19 minutes and then left to the east. A security patrol followed the drone into the city of Richland until they lost sight of it. Around 11:56 p.m., two smaller drones were seen west of the plant. Christopher Sharp reported the incident in Liberation Times in April 2026, based on newly released records of drone incursions above US nuclear sites. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.