Fact: Drones have been sighted all over the northeast!
Fact: Drones are not illegal to fly!
They must be sinister!
The New York Times writes,
Oh look Jane!
See the lights!
They are blinking… red and green!
Oh Dick, I’m scared!
You know you would think that half of the people never look up at the sky!
Meanwhile the more that the government denies that they are harmful the more these kooks think it is a conspiracy theory!
Fact: Drones are not illegal to fly!
NJ.com
By Murjani Rawls
December 17, 2024
Look up in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s many large drones reported to be flying all over New Jersey (more than 3,000 reporting sightings so far, the FBI said).
Surely, the statewide hysteria surrounding these mysterious machines — even the Feds don’t know who’s behind them — will someday be immortalized, not unlike Orson Welles’ infamous “War of the Worlds” broadcast, which also claimed to see lights in the sky over Jersey.
But these drones are real, concrete details are scarce since their first sightings in mid November, and folks are descending into varying displays of fascination, paranoia and conspiracies, as seen all over social media this week.
Are these objects being sent from an alleged foreign adversary to spy on the everyday dealings of New Jerseyans, or is Marvin the Martian gearing up to use his Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator? Nobody seems to know, but there sure are plenty of opinions as to what these flying objects could be.
The New York Times writes,
After reviewing thousands of tips, federal law enforcement officials on Saturday reaffirmed that mysterious drones spotted in the Northeast in recent weeks pose no national security threat and in most cases are not even drones.
Investigators reviewing video footage and interviews with witnesses have so far determined that at least some of the roaming objects were manned aircraft, such as airplanes or helicopters, that were misidentified as drones, according to officials from the F.B.I., Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity on Saturday because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
See the lights!
They are blinking… red and green!
Oh Dick, I’m scared!
You know you would think that half of the people never look up at the sky!
The U.S. officials said they had confirmed drone sightings over military bases in New Jersey, including Picatinny Arsenal, but they had no evidence the devices were operated by a foreign government or authority. U.S. national security officials have not been able to identify the operators of the drones.
Mystery Drones Saga: Ohio Air Force Base Sees More Drone ‘Incursions’ (Updated)
Forbes
By Stephen Pastis
Dec 17, 2024A group of federal agencies on Monday night said the weeks-long sightings of low-flying drone-like objects in the night skies of New Jersey and other nearby states are likely a mix of misidentified legal aircraft and stars that pose no threats—even as a U.S. Air Force base reports repeated drone sightings.[...]In a joint statement, the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, FAA and Defense Department said they examined the notable leads from the more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and determined “the sightings to date” are a “combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones.”
The more they deny it the more conspiracy theorist scream coverup!
Conspiracy theories and false recordings of alleged drones have circulated online. Unfounded claims the U.S. government is flying the reported drones—possibly to search for radioactive materials—appears to be gaining traction, thanks to celebrities like Bethenny Frankel posting on TikTok, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arguing it’s “in control” and podcaster Joe Rogan promoting a video claiming the drones are secretly detecting radioactive material. Michael Melham, the mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, fanned the theory to Fox 5 New York Tuesday, saying drones are “all over the place” while federal officials say New Jersey officials “don’t know what we’re talking about.” Another prominent conspiracy theory that’s re-appeared is Project Blue Beam, a decades-old conspiracy that the government will use deceptive tactics—like faking an alien invasion—to dominate society.
Then we have the perpetual Congressional nut case Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Daily Mail says...
Firebrand Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused the Pentagon of being 'full of crap' amid mystery drone sightings.
The unidentified objects have been hovering over New Jersey for nearly a month, yet the FBI and the Pentagon say they have no answers as to who is behind them.
Greene told DailyMail.com: 'I'm gonna call it total bulls*** that no one knows what these are. And I think it's a slap in the face to the American people to say they don't know what this is.
She added: 'They can track down a guy that just killed a CEO, but they can't identify what these drones are and where they're coming from?'
'I think that is absolutely disgusting to lie to the American people like this, and the truth needs to be told about it.'
Then we have Trump adding his two cents...
New York PostBy Steven NelsonDecember 16, 2024The truth is out there.President-elect Donald Trump on Monday accused President Biden and the Pentagon of hiding information about mysterious drones spotted hovering above New Jersey and New York.“The government knows what is happening,” Trump, 78, said after Biden representatives pleaded ignorance despite thousands of Garden State and New York City residents seeing — and in some instances photographing — the unidentified aircraft.“Look, our military knows where they took off from — if it’s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went, and for some reason they don’t want to comment,” the once and future president said during a wide-ranging, 70-minute press conference in Palm Beach, Fla.“And I think they’d be better off saying what it is. Our military knows and our president knows. And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.”
The Daily Beast writes...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first public comments about recent reports of unexplained drone sightings in the northeast.Asked by reporters what was behind the drones, Biden answered: “Nothing nefarious, apparently, but they’re checking it all out.” He added that authorities are “following this closely,” but so far there is “no sense of danger.”Biden’s comments were the latest effort from his administration to reassure the public about the sightings. Lawmakers have called on the federal government to provide more answers, and conspiracy theories have spread online.[...]
But Biden administration and law enforcement officials have repeatedly addressed the concerns. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told CNN Monday that the sightings over the East Coast “represent lawful, legal, commercial [and] hobbyist drones—even law enforcement drones,” which don’t pose a threat to the public.
But that just riled up the conspiracy nuts including Trump,
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump nevertheless insisted at a press conference that “something strange is going on” and claimed government officials “don’t want to tell the people” what’s happening. “I think they’d be better off saying what it is,” Trump said. “Our military knows and our president knows, and for some reason they want to keep people in suspense.”
The comments of Yahoo are hilarious, one person wrote "We want the truth! No more lies" what they really mean that the only answer they want is something nefarious even if it is lie.
So what do you think all this drone stuff is about?
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