Art in the sky: check out these spectacular drone displays

Steve Creedy

By Steve Creedy Mon Nov 11, 2019

The stunning aerial dance of UFO's that wowed audiences in Steven Speilberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind has become a reality thanks to the drone. The small aerial vehicles may be a potential threat in some circumstances but they can be beautiful in others. A spectacular aerial art form continues to evolve as operators use lighted drones and computer algorithms to create animations in the sky. Here are some of our favorites: Tripping the light fantastic in China.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcVwTa0jozQ[/embed] Intel's 2018 light show in Sacramento used 1500 drones to put on this stunning display. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhDEEN4gcpI[/embed] A record-breaking display from the Chinese city of Xi'an using more than 1300 drones. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ac_RjtF7-Y&vl=en[/embed]
Drones at the opening of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqFN44-mmY[/embed]

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