--- title: "Suburbanites Freaked Out by Mysterious Drones Leering Into Their Homes at Night" description: "Residents of Norwich, Connecticut say they're disturbed by a gang of large, anonymous drones terrorizing their neighborhood." date: "2026-06-07" modified: "2026-06-07" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/connecticut-drones-homes-surveillance" categories: - "Drones" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" --- # Suburbanites Freaked Out by Mysterious Drones Leering Into Their Homes at Night ![A photo illustration featuring a man in bed frightened by a light shining through his window from outside.]() *Shutterstock / Futurism* Residents of the mid-sized burb of Norwich, Connecticut are disturbed at what they've described as massive drones descending on their properties in the dead of night. According to [local station *Fox61*](), several Norwichians have reported multiple large drones flying right up to their homes. Norwich homeowner Christie Milligan told reporters she watched two drones — each described as a few feet wide — descend on her house two nights in a row. That prompted her to call Norwich police, who now say they're investigating after witnessing a drone swoop down themselves. "As I'm standing there, speaking with the officer, it went right by overhead," Milligan told *Fox61*. "It was large. It's a decent size, this was not a toy." "It was landing on the roof, it was flying around my neighbors' houses," Milligan's daughter Na'omi said. "It was definitely listening in and provoking us." Unfortunately, the drone space in the United States is so poorly regulated that potential explanations for the incident abound. Was it a high-tech peeping tom? It's possible. But recent history has shown us that it could just as easily be a police department [harassing their neighborhood](), an insurance claims adjuster [surveying the property](), or a company like Amazon searching for a [place to drop a package](). Depending on whether they live under a Home Owner's Association, it might simply be a member of the governing board [probing for violations](). Whatever the reason, it's clear that anonymous drone surveillance is now a fact of life for people across the United States. If you don't like it, you could always try [writing your senator]() — but whatever you do, don't interfere with their operations. The [penalties]() [are]() [steep](). **More on drones:** *[Elon Musk Furious at Starlink Being Used for American Suicide Drones]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()