A series of images showing drones forming the shape of a QR code over London's river Thames on April 26, 2023.
A series of images showing drones forming the shape of a QR code over London's river Thames on April 26, 2023.
  • Drones traced weird patterns in the London sky on Wednesday for no clear reason.
  • At one point they formed into a QR code linking to the site of an insurance company.
  • Such QR codes are not a regular sight, but have been deployed before in China.

An unusual sight appeared over London's river Thames on Wednesday night — a flying purple QR code without obvious explanation.

The code appeared to be formed of several hundred drones, which arranged themselves into a few shapes before settling into a large, scannable image, which hovered for around 20 seconds.