Federal authorities have finally stepped up efforts to investigate a rash of mysterious drone sightings that have been spotted nightly over a growing swath of the eastern seaboard for nearly a month.
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are deploying drone detection technology and infrared cameras to determine what if any threat the unidentified flying objects pose, according to ABC News.
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Thursday that it’s believed “many” of the rogue aircraft seem to be ordinary and lawfully operated, saying there was “no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat, or have a foreign nexus.”
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The drones first appeared over New Jersey night skies on Nov. 18, hovering in airspace not far from President-elect Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster and the Picatinny Arsenal military facility in Wharton, N.J.
There have since been nearly 1,000 reported sightings in the Garden State alone, with some witnesses saying they’ve spotted low-flying drone aircraft the size of mini-SUVs.
The Biden administration has been criticized for downplaying the unusual sightings by New York and New Jersey lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who have called on federal authorities to do more, including shooting down a drone to ascertain its origin.