Tech Crunch: Pentagon doesn't know where mystery drones over New Jersey come from

[Dennis Donovan]

Tech Crunch - Pentagon doesn’t know where mystery drones over New Jersey come from

Sarah Perez
12:33 PM PST · December 11, 2024

In a press briefing on Wednesday, the Pentagon said it has no evidence that the mysterious drones that have been flying over New Jersey and other parts of the northeast U.S. in recent weeks were coming from a foreign entity, nor were they U.S. military drones. The comments come a day after a U.S. Congressional hearing focused on the increasing drone activity, where several Capital Hill lawmakers expressed frustration with the lack of information and response to the drone incursions.

The FBI told lawmakers during Tuesday’s hearing that it’s working with state and local authorities to investigate the situation and had received north of 3,000 reports of sightings from the public. However, it didn’t yet know who was responsible. Of note, a senior FBI official revealed that the organization’s budget for counter-drone activity was only around $500,000.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had banned drone flights in parts of New Jersey back in November, as a result of drones flying over the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and the Picatinny Arsenal military research and manufacturing facility in Morris County, according to press reports at the time.

Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh shared more about the drones in a briefing on Wednesday, where she explained that the drones were not likely from a foreign adversary.

“At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign adversary. We’re going to continue to monitor what is happening but, at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring,” she said.

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I dunno... art exhibit? Whatever it is, it's fascinating.

[boston bean]

1. What the fuck. Why don't we know. Jesus h Christ!

[Wicked Blue]

2. It seems like the Pentagon might be incapable

of finding their own asses with both hands.

[Lifeafter70]

4. Oh they know

Just don't want to let us know.
Could be some of eloon's toys being launched from the orange ones golf club.

[WestMichRad]

3. What? No Chinese spying conspiracy theories?

After all, Chinese spy balloons are so last year!

[Elessar Zappa]

6. That actually happened.

It’s not a conspiracy theory.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. It's pretty sad and pathetic that the Pentagon, long receiving 100s of $billions of dollars year after year, can't

determine where these drones are coming from. These things are somewhat larger than a big bird, so what's the scoop? Are they staying below the horizon line (that is, they are out of view constantly every 15 miles or so (24,000 the Earth's diameter divided by 360 degrees)), once you're below the horizon line/line of sight, they can't see you w/ either radar or line of sight, unless you have more fancier radars.

Suggestions: More than like, a club is piloting these things in that area. Have the authorities asked them about these craft?

Another thought, is that they're right, the drones aren't from a foreign adversary, where would they launch them from ? Their embassies and / or offshore ships would be kind of an in-your-eye/in front-of-your-face thing, too obvious.

However, this does disturb me, what if these are from an unfriendly foe, couldn't they load up the craft and distribute toxins or germs via small select areas, military bases or the like, etc.

[BoRaGard]

8. The Clone Drone Club having an outing?

Could be...