New Jersey residents are riddled with questions and frustration after witnessing unusual drone activities in the night sky multiple times since November.
Videos of these mysterious drone sightings posted on various social media by residents of New Jersey have created concerns and frustrations, prompting investigations from state and Federal agencies.
Regarding these mysterious sightings across the state, Senator Jon Bramnick via an X post urged that,
The State of New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all drones until the public receives an explanation regarding these multiple sightings
According to reports, the sightings were mostly from counties like Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Somerset, and Warren.
Details on the Mysterious Drone sightings in New Jersey
According to reports, New Jersey residents have reported unusual drone sightings since November. A few residents of New York and Pennsylvania also reported seeing these drones.
Nancy Read a resident of New Jersey detailed to NJ Advance Media how she came across the drone. According to her, she saw these drones for a long period and that they usually appeared near the Randolph Regional Animal Shelter between 8 pm -10 pm.
Another resident, Mike Walsh, came across these when he heard Drone noises on November 18. He also reports seeing multiple drones in the sky during the night.
The Frequent drone sightings also prompted the Federal Aviation Administration, based on requests from federal security partners, to temporarily restrict drone flights near airspace over Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster and the Somerset County property often visited by President Trump, US Today reported.
The Local authorities along with State and Federal agencies are investigating these drone sightings but have been unable to find an answer yet. There are many discussions and assumptions regarding these drone sightings, especially since neither the State nor Federal authorities could give any answers.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew in a live with Fox News alleged that an Iranian Mothership launched near the East Coast of America about a month ago and alluded that these drones are being launched from the said mothership.
In a recent defense department news briefing, Sabrina Singh speaking for the department disputed Jeff Van Drew's statement that an Iranian Mothership near the U.S. coast was launching the drones and informed the public that as of right now they have no evidence to suggest that the drones are from a foreign entity/ adversary.
The Pentagon also said that the drones are not U.S. military drones and that authorities are observing the drone activity to conclude.