Mysterious drones have been seen flying over nearly a dozen New Jersey counties, leaving residents and the FBI puzzled over who or what is behind them.
According to Patch, the drone was reportedly first spotted over Morris County, New Jersey (located about two miles north of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster) in mid-November. Since then, drones have been regularly sighted across the Garden State, from central counties like Monmouth, Ocean and Hunterdon to Camden and Burlington counties in the southern part of the state.
New Jersey radio host and gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea believes unusual drone sightings are “some kind of military experiment,” and hopes voters will see more transparency if he becomes president. He says it will increase.
“I wish they would come out and say, 'This is what we're doing,'” Spadia said on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday morning. “If I'm elected governor, there will be no more of this secrecy from the Legislature. There will be complete transparency because it's clear that someone knows what's going on.”
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Authorities are investigating unusual drone activity in northern New Jersey, including the area around Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. (Getty Images)
Spadia, a host on New Jersey talk radio show 101.5, said he first learned of the sighting from a friend who called into his show a few weeks ago.
Since then, the station has continued to field calls from listeners regarding an increase in sightings. All of Spadea's shows for the past week and a half have been about the drone issue, he said.
“We're getting calls from all over the state claiming that some of these drones are as big as cars,” he said.
State officials say they are taking reports of mysterious drone sightings “seriously” and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wrote on X on Thursday that there is “no known threat to the public at this time.”
At the same time, the FBI is leading the investigation into the matter. Fox News Digital asked the FBI for information but did not immediately receive a response.
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The drone was spotted over North Jersey on Tuesday. (Nicholas Rody)
Patch said they have been seen every night in some areas and are occasionally reported traveling in groups.
There have also been recent reports of drone sightings. staten island.
Federal Bureau of Investigation offices in Miami, Florida, photographed on Friday, June 23, 2006. The department is investigating drones spotted across New Jersey. (Richard Sheinwald/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“We have recently become aware of large military drones flying over parts of New Jersey over the past several weeks,” Borough President Vito Fossella said in a letter to the FBI and FAA. “It has also been brought to our attention by concerned residents and the media that these drones have been flying over Staten Island for the past several days.”
FOX News' Kyle Schmidtbauer contributed to this report.
