The suspicious drones people are spotting across the Northeast in recent weeks may be originating from inside the United States, according to a military expert.
Civilians and lawmakers have reported drone sightings in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Ohio and other states, with local and federal law enforcement offering little information about the aerial activity, most of which has been spotted at night. Some of the drones are as large as 6 feet in diameter, according to New Jersey state Rep. Dawn Fantasia, who was briefed on the matter last week
Trump said the U.S. military also knows where the drones took off and where they went afterward.
"And for some reason, they don't want to comment,"
he said Monday at a wide-ranging news conference at his private club Mar-a-Lago.
"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."
An FBI official has said that the agency had received 5,000 tips through a hotline set up specifically to deal with drone sightings, and that less than 100 of those were
“deemed worthy of further investigative activity”.
A Department of Homeland Security official said there is no evidence of a threat to public safety.
More drone sightings have been reported in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams says the city is investigating and collaborating with New Jersey and federal officials. And then President-elect Donald Trump posted that he believes the government knows more than it’s saying.
“Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!”
he posted on his social media site.
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