PRINCETON -- Princeton University's admissions office will fly an unmanned drone aircraft over the campus to shoot footage of the town and university in coming days, the Princeton police said today.

The drone, which weighs about six pounds and is about three feet long, will fly over the campus and surrounding area sometime between today and next Friday, Sgt. Michael Cifelli said.

It poses no threat to the community, Cifelli said.

"With everything going on, we wanted to release this information to avert panic," Cifelli said.

The university's admissions office could not be immediately reached for comment.

Cifelli said he did not believe the university owns the drone.

"They contracted a company to do a photo and video shoot," Cifelli said.

Drones are remote-controlled, unmanned aircraft that can be used for a number of purposes, including, controversially, by U.S. military and intelligence services to attack targets in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Contact Emily Brill at ebrill@njtimes.com or (609) 989-5731.

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