Upon watching a certain scene of the recent episode I wondered if anypony would be mystified by what they saw ascending through the sky from a distance, since Equestria has very little air traffic cosisting of Pegasi or much larger balloons. So I came up with a group of orignal ponies devoted to unlocking the mysteries the skies have presented on rare occasions. Some ponies choose not to shrug off heavenly incidents, as more occur, they threaten Equestrian infostructure, air traffic, and cause widespred panic. Authorites have turned a very ignorant eye to these events and violently deny their occurence and threaten those who try to extract answers to which everypony should be entitled. One group is undaunted by these threats, gathered forces and funds, and will not stop until the purpose of these flying menaces is discovered. This secret group is known; by the few that know, as the H.E.R.D...whome Pinky Pie has most expertly trolled.
The group is made up of Top Secret: the pony specialising in discovering and documenting UFOs and whatever may be inside; Array: communications specialist talented with radars, satelite transmitters and receivers, radio frequency detection, and communications with whatever might be piloting these craft; Spyglass: the examination specialist who keeps hazmat suits and precautionary equipment handy incase contact is made with anything dangerous. He also studies anything that may be left behind by UFOs be it residual radiation levels, objects dropped off, ect. And finally Cam, the AV geek in charge of media standards, editing videos of their findings, and dispatching it to the media, he gets very little cooperation, but makes demands and haggles when possible to prevent as little of their work being censored as possible. Nothing enrages him more than when the phrase "little green colts" is spewed out or the "X Fillies" theme is used in an alien montage.
Their vehicle is a customised painstakingly equipped 1991 Ford E250