Sunday, December 22, 2024

Drones over New Jersey: Mystery continues

After more than a month of sightings across multiple states, lawmakers and the general public are no closer to finding out what the mysterious drones are spotted in New Jersey and a handful of other states. An unexplained large number of drones began flying over sensitive military sites in New Jersey in mid-November, and while the White House and the Pentagon insist they don't pose a threat, lawmakers are demanding answers.

Posted by lamplighter at 03:43 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

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... NewsNation confirmed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., received a classified briefing on the drones, and lawmakers on both sides have called for the drones to be intercepted.

"We should be doing some very urgent intelligence analysis and take them out of the skies, especially if they're flying over airports or military bases," said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., last week. ...

Following the large number of mysterious drone sightings, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned drone flights in 22 areas of New Jersey where critical infrastructure is located.

FAA officials said federal security agencies requested the flight restrictions, which are effective through Jan. 17....


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-22 03:45 PM

This whole thing is strange. Do these things not show up on radar? Are they only out at night? Don't they have FPV drones that could chase them down and have a look?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-22 03:48 PM

It's largely hysteria.

We are on the cusp of major economic and social disorders. People are upset and they see things.

It will only get worse.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2024-12-22 03:53 PM

I consider visionary drones one of the first Donald contributions to the erosion of our mental health.

They want to execute women for abortions in South Carolina again. Look for drones there.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2024-12-22 03:57 PM

@#3 ... It's largely hysteria. ...

Currently, I'd tend to say ~hype~ rather than hysteria.

However, when they first started to appear, they were large drones that were too large and flew too long to be owned by your usual drone hobbyists, and they were behaving suspiciously. There is still no explanation for those large early drones.

Then when news of those early large drones became more widespread, the hobbyists seemed to have kicked in, sending up their drones to try to "observe" the large drones.

That's when the skies started to get crowded with drones, and the hype ramped up.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-22 04:04 PM

...the hobbyists seemed to have kicked in, sending up their drones to try to "observe" the large drones.

I could see that happening.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-22 04:12 PM

@ #2...

Yeah, mostly, if not solely at night.

Don't know about radar.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-22 04:21 PM

People that think airplanes are drones think the world is flat.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-12-23 09:56 AM

UFO's aplenty, but I do not find ANY data confirming "drone".

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-12-23 02:44 PM

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