FBI and DHS Investigate Mysterious Drone Sightings in New Jersey
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have announced that their ongoing investigations into reported drone sightings over New Jersey have found that many of the sightings are actually manned aircraft being misidentified as drones. The investigations have also found no evidence that the spotted drones have engaged in illegal activity or malicious acts, and that the United States Coast Guard has not found any evidence of foreign involvement offshore.
According to a DHS official, “At this point, we have not identified any basis for believing that there’s any criminal activity involved, that there’s any national security threat, that there’s any particular public safety threat or that there’s a malicious foreign actor involved in these drones.”
The FBI has been investigating hundreds of reports of drones operating at night since mid-November, most of which are larger than the ones used by hobbyists. Officials from the FBI have stated that they have seen “no evidence” that the drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat.
Sightings have occurred over the Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course owned by President-elect Donald Trump, as well as near a military research facility.
