“…there have been a limited number of visual sightings of drones over military facilities in New Jersey and elsewhere, including within restricted air space. Such sightings near or over Department of Defense installations are not new. The Department of Defense takes unauthorized access over its airspace seriously and coordinates closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities, as appropriate.”
-Joint statement by the FBI, Federal Aviation Authority, and Departments of Homeland Security and Defense regarding the recent sighting of UFOs long the East Coast. It is an interesting admission by the government that this is more common than thought. It reminds one of the Chinese balloon shot down by the U.S. Air Force in 2023. At that time, we learned that Chinese air balloons had been flying over the United States for years.
Note: The same press release played down the drone issue in general, stating:
Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones. We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast.
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