>what if their just smoke grenades
That is exactly what it was.
Oh, & pic related.
>https://www.google.com/search?q=174+years+ago&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS798US798&oq=174+years+ago&aqs=chrome..69i57.7688j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Your post reminds me of the first film from the Brazilian director of the 2014 Robocop film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_174
>Is Q Research working on the premise that an alien reptile race has infiltrated the higher levels of government etc?
No!