What occurred
Dozens of drones have been noticed over a number of areas of New Jersey since mid-November, together with a delicate navy analysis facility and Donald Trump’s golf resort, and state and federal officers stated Wednesday they have been involved — and stumped.
Who stated what
State lawmaker Daybreak Fantasia (R) stated she discovered at a federal briefing Wednesday that the nocturnal drones are as much as 6 ft throughout, generally fly with their lights off and “seem to keep away from detection by conventional strategies,” per The Guardian. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) stated on Fox Information that “excessive sources” advised him the drones got here from an Iranian “mothership” lurking off the East Coast.
Protection Division spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated, per Reuters, “there isn’t a Iranian ship” or “so-called mothership launching drones in direction of the USA,” and the Pentagon does not consider the drones are from a “international entity or adversary.” State and federal officers have “assured the general public they’d nothing to worry,” The New York Occasions stated, however “New Jersey residents have described the rash of sightings as unsettling.”
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What subsequent?
FBI official Robert Wheeler advised Congress on Tuesday that the bureau was “actively investigating” the drone sightings however did not but “have a solution of who’s accountable,” which was “regarding.” Van Drew and different GOP lawmakers stated the drones must be shot down.
