Several drones were reportedly seen in the skies above rural Connecticut Thursday night, adding to recent sightings that have left residents perplexed and raising questions about possible national security and public safety concerns. It's raising questions.
A social media user from X posted a video of what appears to be a drone launch in Fairfield, 85 miles northeast of New York City.
Drones have been hovering over New Jersey and near Staten Island, New York in recent weeks, raising concerns as their source remains unclear.
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Social media users said they captured several drones hovering over Fairfield, Conn., Thursday night. (Lucy Biggers)
One X user claims to have photographed at least five drones over the Fairfield, Connecticut, train station.
“We all just passed each other,” she is heard saying off camera. “It's on a different level. My husband has a drone. It's never flown so quietly and so far.”
At one point, she said the aircraft could be a “hobby drone.”
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Another social media user said: “I noticed a drone between 5.30am and 6pm. That's strange, it's not a plane.” Other footage posted online showed multiple drones possibly hovering near New York City's LaGuardia Airport, according to social media posts.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration.
More than 3 weeks after dozens of attacks mysterious drone They have started appearing in the night sky over New Jersey, but the Pentagon has not released an answer as to where they came from. However, the Pentagon denied earlier this week that the drones were launched from an Iranian “mother ship” off the U.S. East Coast.
Social media users said they captured several drones flying over Fairfield, Conn., Thursday night. (Lucy Biggers)
Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told Fox News' Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, “There are no Iranian ships off the coast of the United States, and there are no so-called 'motherships' that launch drones toward the United States. It doesn't exist,” he said.
On Thursday, White House National Security and Communications Advisor John Kirby said many of the alleged drone sightings were Found over New Jersey Manned planes have actually been operating legally for the past few weeks.
“There is currently no evidence that the reported drone sightings pose a threat to national security or public safety or have any foreign ties,” Kirby told reporters at the daily White House briefing. he said.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security “continue to investigate this situation to determine whether the reported drone flight is in fact a drone, a manned aircraft, or some other inaccurate sighting.” .
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“Historically, we have experienced instances of mistaken identity where a reported drone is actually a manned aircraft or manned facility. “Although we assist with numerous detection methods, none of the reported visual sightings have been corroborated with electronic detection,” the statement said.
“On the contrary, considering the available images, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually legally operating manned aircraft. Drone sightings in restricted airspace are neither reported nor confirmed. No.”
