RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCaptain Michael Yowell, of Lincoln County Sheriff’s office, shows a map of Lincoln County that marks confirmed sightings of mysterious drones in the area on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA cat relaxes in the sun on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo, Colorado.- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostLincoln County Sheriff Deputy Justin Allen stands outside of his squad car looking up at the night sky on Jan. 2, 2020 near Limon. Lincoln County Sheriff’s office is working with surrounding counties to figure out who is behind the mystery drones flying overhead.
- Red lights from wind turbines are seen in the distance, in Lincoln County, Colorado, on Jan. 2, 2020, near Genoa. Some residents at the time reported seeing mysterious drones operating in the area, thinking the drones could be used for mapping by wind turbine companies. The Weld County Sheriff's Department is conducting drone training and announced their use of the drones to be transparent. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostFaye Harding, who has worked at the local watering hole for the past 20 years, laughs about all the different stories she has heard about why drones are flying overhead on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo. The stories range from drug running cartels to aliens, she said.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostLincoln County Sheriff Deputy Justin Allen sits in his squad car on Jan. 2, 2020 near Limon. Lincoln County Sheriff’s office is working with surrounding counties to figure out who is behind the mystery drones flying overhead.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA photo from 1951 shows a jet provided by Lowry Airport Base, for the Hugo VFW, making its way down Main Street during the fair parade. The photo hangs in an antique shop along Main Street on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo. Some residents in the small town of Hugo, in eastern Colorado, believe it could be the military that is flying the mysterious drones over the town and surrounding area. 
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe grouping of lights in the center of the photograph shows a drone flying several hundred feet in the night sky on Jan. 2, 2020 near Limon.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostJeremy Forristall shoots hoops with his kids outside their home on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo. The basketball is not the only thing flying through the sky in the small town of Hugo. Forristall, who is a volunteer firefighter in Hugo, said he continues to hear more more traffic on his emergency radio about people spotting the mysterious drones overhead. 
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostLincoln County Sheriff Deputy Justin Allen stands outside of his squad car looking up at the night sky on Jan. 2, 2020 near Limon. Lincoln County Sheriff’s office is working with surrounding counties to figure out who is behind the mystery drones flying overhead.
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Captain Michael Yowell, of Lincoln County Sheriff’s office, shows a map of Lincoln County that marks confirmed sightings of mysterious drones in the area on Jan. 2, 2020 in Hugo.
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On a desolate dirt road just north of Limon, the sky is lit by stars and a waxing crescent moon. Then, a small set of red-and-white lights blink rapidly, punctuating the rural Colorado landscape. The aerial object travels briskly across the sky at several hundred feet above the fields and wind turbines. Minutes later, another one creeps onto the horizon. And then another one.