NJ Sen. Andy Kim goes on drone hunt with police with rash of ‘sightings’ across state
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim went on a drone patrol with local police Thursday night and believes some of the lights in the sky he encountered were probably drones, but most of the others are pending “more detailed analysis.” The result: It appears to have been just an airplane. Despite these findings, Democratic lawmakers who […]
Senior officials downplay concerns about drone sightings: ‘Slight overreaction’
U.S. national security officials appeared to dispel concerns about mysterious drones flying over the Northeast in recent calls with reporters, going so far as to describe the national anxiety as “a bit of an overreaction.” The call, which also included FOX News Digital on Saturday, included representatives from the Biden administration, including representatives from the […]
Jersey’s new Drone Command Center able to track airplanes
Call it “Operation Drone Home.” New Jersey authorities have been searching for clues about a mysterious drone spotted over the Garden State for nearly a month. The Post then took a peek inside its new waterfront headquarters. A police surveillance trailer parked at Vision Beach in Seaside Heights has three giant television screens from which […]
Trump seizes on drone controversy to mock Chris Christie
President-elect Trump on Saturday took advantage of the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey to mock his former ally turned nemesis Chris Christie. The president-elect, who will be in office in just over a month, shared a synthetically generated meme of the former New Jersey governor eating McDonald's and said the governor is increasingly delivering […]
Mysterious Drones ‘Easily Evaded’ Tracking by New Jersey Sheriff’s Office Drone
A New Jersey sheriff said his department's own drones tried to track down a mysterious drone seen flying over the state, but the aircraft “easily evaded.” Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardi said one of his officers saw a swarm of 50 drones “coming out of the water.” “We contacted the state police, the FBI, the […]
Former Navy pilot says he rules out commercial contractors, doubts fed involvement in NJ drone sightings
Lt. Ryan Graves, a former F-18 U.S. Navy fighter pilot, said he denied involvement of private contractors in drone sightings reported around New Jersey in recent days. “Based on my analysis of the situation and statements from the Department of Defense and the Legislature, I cannot believe that it is our government that is acting […]
REBECCA GRANT: America has a drone problem, and no one is in charge
newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. President-elect Donald Trump wants to install a steel dome missile shield over the United States. But what about the drones flying underneath? “Mysterious drones have been sighted all over the country. Is this really happening without the government's knowledge? I don't think so! Let the people know […]
We Don’t Know Enough to Take Down Drone over Ocean
On Friday's broadcast of FOX News Channel's “The Story,” White House National Security and Public Affairs Advisor John Kirby said, “We need to develop policy options based on what the mystery is at sea. “It is impossible to shoot down one of these drones.” We know what we're dealing with here, but we don't know […]
Murphy Skipped Drone Meeting and Is Talking Nonsense
On Friday's broadcast of MSNBC's “The Chris Jansing Report” in Belleville, N.J., Mayor Michael Melham criticized New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) for missing a meeting regarding drone sightings over the state. At the same time, he also said: Drones are federal property, and it makes no sense for Murphy to say, “I don't know […]
Drone should be shot down, examined by feds, said reps
New Jersey lawmakers wanted drones and still want them. Rep. Chris Smith may get an answer as he calls on the Department of Defense to shoot down one of the nearly 1,000 drones seen over the Garden State since Nov. 19. . Rep. Chris Smith asked, “Why can't we bag at least one drone and […]