New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the recent drone sightings in the state are “very sophisticated,” saying, “the minute you get your eyes on them, they go dark.”
In a Monday press conference, Murphy acknowledged public frustration about the recent surge of mysterious drone sightings but emphasized that authorities have found no evidence of a threat to public safety.
“The most important point to say is we don’t see any concern for public safety,” he said, adding that local, state, and federal authorities, including the FBI and Homeland Security, are working together to uncover the drones’ origins.
Murphy disclosed that there were 49 reported sightings on Sunday, predominantly in Hunterdon County, though he noted some reports might overlap. “These are very, as I understand it, very sophisticated. The minute you get eyes on them, they go dark,” he said.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the recent drone sightings in the state are “very sophisticated,” saying, “the minute you get your eyes on them, they go dark.”
In a Monday press conference, Murphy acknowledged public frustration about the recent surge of mysterious drone sightings but emphasized that authorities have found no evidence of a threat to public safety.
“The most important point to say is we don’t see any concern for public safety,” he said, adding that local, state, and federal authorities, including the FBI and Homeland Security, are working together to uncover the drones’ origins.
Murphy disclosed that there were 49 reported sightings on Sunday, predominantly in Hunterdon County, though he noted some reports might overlap. “These are apparently very, as I understand it, very sophisticated. The minute you get eyes on them, they go dark,” he said.
Meanwhile, Witnesses describe objects that are larger than most commercially available drones flying over their homes. So far there has been no explanation of who might be operating them or why.
With no definite information, speculation is running wild, with rumours of Russian or Chinese spy craft circulating alongside ether usual stories of alien spaceships and secret US military experiments.
New Jersey resident Phil Doyle told NBC: “One goes over and then another. It’s not two or three a night, it’s 30 or 50 a night. They have lights on them so you can see them.” Another local, Kat Dunbar, said the nightly presence of the drones has become “a little bit of a menacing and creepy thing.”
An open letter signed by 20 New Jersey mayors expressed “deep concern regarding the ongoing nighttime drone flights that have been observed across our communities.”
“These flights, occurring under the cover of darkness, have raised significant alarm among the more than 500,000 County residents and local officials alike,” the mayors wrote.
“While the benefits of drone technology are widely recognized when used responsibly and transparently, the lack of information and clarity regarding these operations has caused fear and frustration among our constituents.
