“…A US Air Force RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time today in a rural field near Gilby, North Dakota. The aircraft was from Grand Forks Air Force Base and was returning to base at the time of the accident. The RQ-4 is an unmanned and remotely piloted aircraft, so no people were on board. No injuries were reported at the scene of the accident. The fire was extinguished and the incident is under investigation with recovery operations underway. The site is an active military investigation, and the public is requested to avoid the area as much as possible in order to preserve the scene…”