Several drones were reportedly spotted in the skies above a Connecticut suburb Thursday night, adding to recent sightings that have perplexed residents and raised questions about possible national security and public safety concerns.
A social media user on X posted videos of possible drones in Fairfield, 55 miles northeast of New York City.
Drones hovering over New Jersey and near Staten Island, New York, in recent weeks have raised concerns due to a lack of clarity over their origin.
One X user filmed what she said were at least five drones in the sky over the Fairfield, Connecticut, train station.
“They all just went by each other,” she’s heard saying off camera. “They’re at different levels. My husband has a drone. They don’t fly this far and this quiet.”
At one point, she said the aircraft could be a “hobbyist drone.”
Another social media user said she noticed the drones “between 5:30-6:00. Crazy, definitely not planes.” Other footage posted online showed multiple possible drones hovering near LaGuardia Airport in New York City, according to social media posts.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Meanwhile, Similar sightings are being reported in San Diego County and in other parts of Southern California.
“There is a bunch of red lights floating in the sky,” Lemon Grove resident, Colin Rambo, could be heard saying on cell phone video he recorded on November 22, 2024.
“I was driving down the street, just down the street from my house, and I pulled my car over because I saw what looked like a fleet of glowing red orbs,” explained Rambo, who is a professional archaeologist. “I saw at least twenty-five of them over a five-minute period.”
Three nights ago, large drones were also seen hovering in the sky above Temecula.
“We eventually saw one like fairly close, and it was about the size of a car,” said music artist and producer @itsnomadmusic. “We were at some points right under them, and there was no noise at all.”
He told CBS 8 that the objects did not appear to be traditional airplanes or helicopters based on their shape and movements.
“They’ll be going just straight one direction, and then just all the sudden they’ll just zig or zag and keep going, or turn around, and just break really quick,” he explained.
CBS 8 reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, and they confirmed the drones seen in Temecula did not belong to law enforcement.
CBS 8 also reached out to Camp Pendleton about the sightings in recent weeks. “The command is aware of recent drone activity in the surrounding communities,” said Staff Sgt. Kathryn Lynch Thursday. “No military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) training or activity has occurred during the time or place in question.”
Meanwhile in Lemon Grove, in retrospect, Rambo thinks what he saw could have been paper lanterns in the air, but he is still uncertain about it. Nonetheless, he said it’s important to look up once in a while.
