Record · 4 min read

How to document a drone so a report actually matters

If you report a drone and you only say “there was something in the sky,” nothing happens. A simple record is what makes a report useful.

Stay on the ground. Do not chase it. Do not get under it.

Open your phone camera. Film the drone and include your house, fence, or a landmark so the location is obvious. Keep the recording running. A shaky 20-second clip is better than no clip.

Then write this down, even in your notes app: date and time; how long it stayed; rough height — rooftop, tree-top, or much higher; direction it came from and where it went; colour, size, number of arms if you can see them; whether it hovered, circled, or just passed through; whether a camera looked pointed at private areas.

If you use a Remote ID app, screenshot the screen. That screenshot can matter more than the video. Save everything in one album or folder. Use the incident log on this site.

One good record is enough. Ten bad ones are not better.