{"id":136781,"date":"2024-12-14T02:44:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136781"},"modified":"2024-12-14T02:44:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:44:51","slug":"fury-grows-as-us-politicians-demand-answers-about-mysterious-drones-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136781","title":{"rendered":"Fury grows as US politicians demand answers about mysterious drones | US news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-jersey\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New Jersey<\/a> has demanded that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/joebiden\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Joe Biden<\/a> take control of an investigation into mysterious and more frequent appearances of multiple large drones flying over his state amid mounting frustration that federal officials are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/12\/new-jersey-drones\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">downplaying the incidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Democrat Phil Murphy released on Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovMurphy\/status\/1867606764755054686\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a letter<\/a> he wrote to the White House to express his \u201cgrowing concern\u201d after representatives from the Pentagon and FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/12\/new-jersey-drones\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ruled out involvement<\/a> by the US military, or hostile foreign actors, in numerous sightings of unexplained flying objects above about a dozen counties since the middle of November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cIt has become apparent that more resources are needed to fully understand what is behind this activity,\u201d he wrote in the letter, published the same day that reports emerged of <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/multiple-drones-entered-airspace-new-jersey-naval-station\/story?id=116763570\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">multiple drones breaching airspace<\/a> at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cI respectfully urge you to continue to direct the federal agencies involved to work together until they uncover answers as to what is behind the UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] sightings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Annoyance has been growing among politicians and law enforcement in New Jersey following proliferating reports of drone flights in recent weeks, including almost 50 on Sunday night alone, <a href=\"http:\/\/nj.com\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">according to NJ.com<\/a>, and a dismissal of them by the White House on Thursday that they were, at least mostly, \u201cmanned aircraft \u2026 being operated lawfully\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Some of the accounts described car-sized drones, sometimes in groups, flying over sensitive military installations and critical infrastructure such as railway stations, reservoirs and power plants. In response the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) enacted a no-fly restriction over an army facility in Morris county and President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s golf resort in Bedminster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">At the navy\u2019s weapons station, ABC News reported, a spokesperson said no direct threat was identified, but personnel were working closely \u201cwith federal and state agencies to ensure the safety of our personnel and operations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The White House, Pentagon and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/fbi\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">FBI<\/a> have all said they cannot fully explain the drones\u2019 origin, but have indicated a belief they are nothing sinister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cWe have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat, or have a foreign nexus,\u201d John Kirby, national security spokesman for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/biden-administration\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Biden administration<\/a>, told reporters at a press briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">He said an unspecified number of still images and video footage of the incidents were analyzed using \u201csophisticated electronic detection technologies\u201d and were not established to have involved drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cTo the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully,\u201d Kirby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cImportantly, there are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted airspace,\u201d he added, appearing to contradict the account of the breach at the navy weapons station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"bfb08d3c-5168-4efa-a3a1-a059f3189b03\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:12,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Unidentified drones spotted over US air base in Germany, report says&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;bfb08d3c-5168-4efa-a3a1-a059f3189b03&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/13\/germany-drones-air-base&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The New Jersey sightings have parallels with incidents in Europe in recent weeks also involving unidentified aircraft and military facilities. A US airbase in Ramstein, Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/13\/germany-drones-air-base\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">was reportedly targeted<\/a>; and several \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2024\/nov\/23\/unidentified-drones-spotted-over-three-uk-airbases-us-air-force-confirms\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">small unmanned aerial systems<\/a>\u201d were spotted last month over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2024\/nov\/23\/unidentified-drones-spotted-over-three-uk-airbases-us-air-force-confirms\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">three British RAF bases<\/a> used by the US air force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Kirby\u2019s comments effectively ruling out overseas involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-jersey\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">New Jersey<\/a> sightings echoed those of Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon\u2019s deputy press secretary, from a day earlier. \u201cOur initial assessment here is that these are not drones or activities coming from a foreign entity or adversary,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The government\u2019s explanation, or lack of it, has not impressed politicians, including Murphy in New Jersey, who want more action to protect citizens. The Republican congressman Jeff Van Drew told the House aviation subcommittee on Wednesday that he believed the drones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dT0ooXrOww8\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">could be linked to Iran<\/a>, and warned of a possible national security threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Sightings have also extended well beyond New Jersey. Larry Hogan, the Republican former governor of Maryland, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/web\/status\/1867608947525386534\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said in a tweet<\/a> on Friday that he had \u201cpersonally witnessed and videoed what appeared to be dozens of large drones\u201d above his house in Davidsonville on Thursday night, adding the incident lasted about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cLike many who have observed these drones, I do not know if this increasing activity over our skies is a threat to public safety or national security. But the public is growing increasingly concerned and frustrated with the complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cThe government has the ability to track these from their point of origin but has mounted a negligent response. People are rightfully clamoring for answers, but aren\u2019t getting any.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Some areas of New York have also seen drone activity. In a tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1867625657892843948\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">posted on Friday around lunchtime<\/a>, Kathy Hochul, the state\u2019s Democratic governor, repeated the government\u2019s line about there being \u201cno evidence that these drones pose a public safety or national security threat\u201d, and said state officials were working with partners including the FBI and homeland security department \u201cto protect New Yorkers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-york\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">New York<\/a> politicians, meanwhile, were not so accepting. Vito Fossella, borough president of Staten Island, condemned the federal response at a Thursday afternoon press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cWhat if there were 3,000 reports of drones or manned aircraft sightings over the US capitol, or the White House, or state house in Albany? There would be an immediate and intense response to figure out what they were and solve the problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cMillions of people around here are getting nothing but, \u2018Don\u2019t believe what you see\u2019. The saying after 9\/11 that if you see something, say something, has become: \u2018If you see something, don\u2019t worry about it\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cThe people of this city, this state and region deserve answers of what the heck is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/13\/drones-new-jersey-governor-biden\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The governor of New Jersey has demanded that Joe Biden take control of an investigation into mysterious and more frequent appearances of multiple large drones flying over his state amid &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136781\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}