I think we need to loosely apply principles such as "occam's razor" (simplest explanation may be the best) and "cui bono" (who benefits) to the drone situation.

Facts:

The drones are beyond conspicuous and have been seen by hundreds of thousands of people continuously for weeks.

The drones are manifestly not "alien" - they sound like drones and are mechanical and they move like drones and do not have the hyper speed capability. Assume some power in the world is behind them, not aliens.

The agencies that should be giving news about them - Homeland Security, FBI, the FAA, even the Department of Transportation (controls traffic and vehicles) plus all branches of the military - you're telling me NOT ONE agency steps forward with a plausible explanation?

The feds have made no attempt to intercept, capture, detain, destroy or otherwise contact these craft.

And lastly OUR GOVERNMENT HAS THE MEANS TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS BUT IS NOT DOING SO AND IS RELYING ON THE FOG OF THE NATIONAL PRESS TO IGNORE THE ISSUE.

Therefore I believe either of two premises, each malicious:

Premise #1: Theirs.

1) This is a massive coverup. Our military's scientific capabilities are Star Trek level. They KNOW what it is. They have instruments, devices, and means (including radio spectrum, thermal and radiation detection) to characterize these things. There is no interception attempt. WHY? Coverup. Using inaction.

2) The source and identity of these drones is already well known to inner circles. A foreign power. Iran doesn't seem likely due to the sophistication and number of drones.

3) There is probably something profoundly dangerous about these craft. IMO they may harbor radiological, bacteriological/viral payloads or something else that could kill many people in the vicinity if they are downed. So that is why there is no interception attempt being made.

The reason for the news blackout - avoiding mass panic.

Premise #2: Ours:

It's our shit in the sky, the craft can/will do immense harm, they are part of the Pentagon's $10 trillion budget shortfall, and the government has compartmentalized the information so well that we have no inkling.

In the ours scenario it's literally the US government attacking its own territory. Because it voted for Trump, perhaps.

The reason for the blackout here - obvious. "Hey, we want all of you rednecks dead. Ha ha, die Trumpies, we love the suffering of conservatives in backwaters like North Carolina!"

I say #1 or #2 period. Either.