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EWING, N.J. (NewsNation) — The FBI says it has nary answers arsenic to the dozens of drones reported astatine nighttime crossed New Jersey successful caller weeks.
The bureau has been investigating reports astir the mysterious nighttime drone flights that started occurring past period crossed cardinal New Jersey and has asked the nationalist for help. Since then, residents person reported seeing drones successful different areas.
While speaking astatine an unrelated measure signing lawsuit successful Princeton, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy noted determination were 49 reports of drones connected Sunday, mostly successful Hunterdon County.
New Jersey State Rep. Brian Bergen told NewsNation he’s not getting capable accusation from officials.
“There were nary answers,” helium said. “Every question that was asked by members of the authorities legislature? No answers. No resolution. They don’t cognize wherever the drones are coming from. They don’t cognize who is doing it. They don’t cognize wherefore they’re doing it. But they accidental there’s nary credible threat.”
Middletown Mayor Tony Perry said a caller reported sighting implicit Naval Weapons Station Earle was peculiarly concerning.
“We had 1 confirmed drone straight implicit the apical of Earle,” helium told NewsNation. “If anybody knows Naval Weapons Station Earle, if you travel wrong 500 feet of Earle, they’re already authorized to occurrence upon you erstwhile you’re conscionable a sportfishing boat. Unfortunately, it seems similar we’re incapable to instrumentality immoderate enactment erstwhile a foreign, unauthorized drone is flying above.”
Drones are ineligible successful New Jersey for recreational and commercialized use, but they are taxable to section and Federal Aviation Administration regulations and formation restrictions. Drone operators besides indispensable beryllium FAA certified. Most, but not all, of the drones spotted successful New Jersey were larger than those typically utilized by hobbyists.
The flights initially raised questions successful portion due to the fact that they took spot adjacent the Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S. subject probe and manufacturing facility, and implicit President-elect Donald Trump’s play people successful Bedminster.
Most of the drones person been spotted on coastal areas, and immoderate of the devices were precocious spotted implicit a ample reservoir successful Clinton.
The FBI asks that residents stock immoderate videos oregon photos they whitethorn person of the flights, on with immoderate different applicable information.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
