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Fisherman recovers drone off Florida coast as Air Force base confirms loss

A fishing charter recovered an uncrewed aircraft described as a Shahed-136 clone from the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base. Officials at Eglin Air Force Base acknowledged losing a drone during recent testing operations. The Air Force has not confirmed whether the recovered craft is the specific drone that was lost.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • twzEglin AFB
  • telegramEglin
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • twzFlorida
  • telegramGulf of Mexico
WhereFlorida
18.363, -66.561 ±10 km
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-20 20:45 UTC
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Fisherman recovers drone off Florida coast as Air Force base confirms loss. 2026-09-20T20:45:19.239Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2997. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-20/shahed-136-clone-found-by-florida-fisherman-eglin-afb-admits-90443a16

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