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Mystery Drones Over Jersey: Government Lacks Answers
At a briefing on Wednesday, state lawmakers were informed that despite weeks of inquiry, New Jersey officials still do not know the origin of the mysterious drones, who is piloting them, or where they are taking off or landing.
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Assemblyman Paul Kanitra stated, "The one thing that I feel confident about coming out of that briefing is that the federal and state governments know very little about the situation." "Every single person [at the briefing] was varying degrees of irate, angry, horrified and scared."
Legislators were informed during a closed-door briefing on the drones at State Police headquarters on Wednesday morning that investigators have not been able to electronically detect the drones, which have been spotted every night since November 18 over New Jersey, with anywhere between four and 180 sightings per night.
According to lawmakers, the massive drones, which have a diameter of six feet, only fly at night, from sunset to eleven p.m., and remain in the air for six to seven hours at a time.
We don't know anything. "PERIOD," Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia, R-Sussex, said on social media following the meeting. Incredibly misleading is the claim that there is no known or credible threat.
According to Kanitra, the drones have violated FAA regulations by turning off their lights when they are approached and by crossing restricted airspace. He worries that it might be a foreign adversary.
"I think it worries us all that they are turning off the drone's lights when they are approached," Assemblyman Alex Sauickie, R-Ocean, stated.
"Shoot them down already!" said Assemblyman Greg McGuckin, R-Ocean.
According to the NY Post, State Representative Brian Bergen of New Jersey stormed out of the "worthless" meeting on Wednesday, criticizing the federal government for failing to provide explanations regarding the rogue drones that have been observed hovering over the Garden State since November 18.
They have no idea the source of the drones. "They claim there is no credible threat, but they don't know who is doing it or why," the state representative added.
Bergen, a former Apache helicopter pilot in the US Army, vented his irritation at the federal government's seeming inaction in attempting to locate the enigmatic flights.
Claims that the drones buzzing in the night sky over New Jersey in recent weeks were launched from an Iran "mothership" were refuted by the U.S. Department of Defense.
According to Sabrina Singh, deputy defense press secretary, there is "no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States." Drones are not being launched at the United States by a so-called mothership. According to the Pentagon, there is "no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary."
Rep. Jeff Van Drew raised the possibility that the drones were released from an Iranian ship, which prompted the denial.
The FBI, the lead agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, the New Jersey State Police, and the state Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness were among the agencies that attended the briefing.
To keep the people of New Jersey informed, NJ lawmakers will be keeping a close eye on this and communicating with the State Police, the sheriff, and federal officials.
