unidentified aerial incursions over langley air force base persisted for 17 days and forced the us military to relocate an f-22 raptor squadron — the pentagon publicly acknowledged a failure to control domestic airspace. this is an unusual admission: a tier-one military installation at an operationally sensitive site was repeatedly penetrated by unidentified aerial objects over more than two weeks, with a consequential force disposition response. the duration, the asset class affected, and the official acknowledgment separate this from routine drone incidents.