Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton was closed for four hours late Friday night and early Saturday morning after a small unmanned aircraft system was discovered nearby. wisconsin Reported.
“My guess is they're trying to smell something on the ground, like a gas leak or radioactive material.”
“The base's leadership has determined that any intrusion did not impact the base, its population, facilities or assets. We are taking all appropriate measures,” Wright-Patterson Air Force Base spokesman Robert Partman said Sunday. “We are taking steps to ensure this,” he said. Protect the facility and all residents. ”
The drone incident in Ohio highlights growing concerns about the barrage of drone activity in the Northeast, particularly in New Jersey.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged that there had been sightings of drones over two military installations in New Jersey, but said it was “not a new problem.”
“We have confirmed sightings at Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle,” a spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. said. “This is not a new issue for us. We have had to deal with drone intrusion over our bases for quite some time. We are responding accordingly.”
In New York, Stewart International Airport was closed for an hour starting around 9:40 p.m. Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration reported a drone was spotted nearby. The airport reopened the runway about an hour later.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Stewart Airport, about 90 miles north of New York City, said in a statement that “air flight operations were not affected during the closure.”
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (Democratic) called on Congress to take action, saying the situation with drones has gone “too far.”
Hochul urged Congress to pass the UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act, which would strengthen the FAA's oversight of drones and give state and local law enforcement authority to investigate drone activity. I petitioned.
Hochul also called on the New York State Information Center to investigate drone sightings.
“Extending these powers to New York and other states is essential,” Hochul said. declared. “Until these powers are granted to state and local officials, the Biden administration will need to direct and intervene with additional federal law enforcement in New York and the surrounding area to ensure the safety of critical infrastructure and the public.” be.”
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also called on Congress to pass the UAS Authority Safety, Security, and Reauthorization Act.
“As we have all said for years, it is very important that we get additional authority from Congress to address the drone situation,” Mayorkas said. said. “Currently, our powers are limited and are about to expire. We need to extend and expand them.”
“We want state and local governments to have the ability to counter growing activity under federal oversight,” Mayorkas said.
On Sunday, Mayorkas told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos, “There's no question that people are seeing drones. We, the federal government, are committed to providing additional resources to help New Jersey. “I want to assure the American people that we are investing the personnel and the technology.” Police are responding to reports of drone sightings. ”
“Some of the drone sightings are actually drones. There are also manned aircraft that are often mistaken for drones,” Mayorkas continued. “But there is no question that drones have been seen.”
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of operating a drone “dangerously close” to Boston's Logan Airport, Blaze News reported on Monday.
F.B.I. said The tip line has received 5,000 calls, but fewer than 100 have led to leads “that we believe merit further investigative action.”
DHS, the Pentagon, the FAA and the FBI have not identified the person responsible for flying the drone, but noted there is no indication that the drone is being operated by an adversary of the United States with nefarious ambitions. “There is no evidence that these are coming from the work of foreign entities or adversaries,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said at a news conference Wednesday.
“We will continue to monitor what is happening,” Singh said. continuation. “But, as you know, at no time during this activity was there any threat to our facilities.”
“These are not U.S. military drones. Again, local law enforcement is investigating,” Singh stressed.
As Blaze News reported on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump said the government “knows what's going on” with the mysterious drone.
When asked about the spate of suspicious drone sightings across the United States, President Trump declared, “The government knows what's going on.”
President Trump declared, “Our military knows where they took off from.” “They know where it came from and where it went.”
“For some reason they don't want to comment…For some reason they want to keep people worried. Something weird. It's happening. For some reason they don't comment.” I don't want to tell people. ”
The CEO of an aerospace company has revealed a chilling theory about the potential mission of drones. John Ferguson is the CEO of Saxon Aerospace, a Kansas drone manufacturer. Mr Ferguson claimed the drones may be searching for “gas leaks” or “radioactive material”. TikTok post It spread.
Mr Ferguson said there was “no reason for drones to fly at night” unless they were searching for “bad guys or victims”.
“My own guess is that these drones did not have malicious intent. If they did, I have no doubt about it, but I doubt it,” he said. “But if it's a drone, the only reason it's flying so low is because it's trying to smell something on the ground. That's it.”
“I believe they are trying to smell something on the ground, like a gas leak or radioactive material,” Ferguson said.
He said in his assessment that currently drones do not have the ability to fly from the Atlantic Ocean to the interior of the East Coast. Some people have suggested that.
Prolific podcaster Joe Rogan said “This is the first video about these drones that I've had real concern about,” Ferguson said of his theory.
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