Over the past few weeks, thousands of sightings of flying objects have been made in and around New Jersey. According to the authorities, there is no cause for concern.
It’s been a little over two weeks since something strange appeared in the skies of the small town of Elsinboro, New Jersey.
Susan and Lorelei Woodruff an estimated ten brightly lit objects popped out of the evening sky. The red-green-white flashing devices made a humming sound and moved quickly. The same phenomenon has been repeated every night since then.
Something similar has been seen a few tens of kilometers away in Mendham in the northern part of New Jersey. I live there by Emily Ferguson children have started to wonder what’s really going on, why do you have to draw the curtains these days to protect the view? Ferguson has no answer.
Rolling object over Trump’s golf course
The above is a selection of the New York Times from an article about the mystery drone phenomenon plaguing the East Coast of the United States.
In the past few weeks, authorities have received about 5,000 sightings of flying objects, which most have taken to be drones of some kind. Facebook groups have sprung up around the phenomenon, sharing video footage of observations and guessing what it’s all about.
I don’t feel threatened, but this is strange.
Jenna B. Keen, New Jersey
The first observations were made in the Raritan River, from which the drinking water of the state of New Jersey is taken. The devices have been seen above a facility that manufactures defense equipment. Also the future president Donald Trump’s Something suspicious has been stirring above the Bedminster golf course.
Observations have also been made in the neighboring state of New York, where the airport had to be closed for a while due to the danger of drones. Possible drones have also been seen further south in Virginia and Maryland, and in Massachusetts north of New York.
– I don’t feel threatened, but this is strange, says the resident of Elsinboro Jenna B. Keen. He says that he has seen up to 15 flying devices at one time.
Is it about drones?
At the same time that the number of drone sightings has increased and the phenomenon has become a national topic of conversation, the pressure on the authorities has also intensified. In particular, the president has been blamed for the Republican Party Joe Biden and his lack of governance. According to Donald Trump, the administration knows more than it tells. “Reveal your information to the people immediately. Or shoot them down!!!” Trump wrote in his own message channel.
The security authorities, including the Pentagon and the FBI, held a press conference on Saturday. The tone was soothing. According to the authorities, the findings do not threaten national security. According to them, there is nothing to suggest that there are foreign powers behind the drones. However, the authorities admitted that they have no information about who or which drones were flown.
The authorities also doubt whether it is drones at all. In some cases, according to them, it is more likely to be small manned planes and helicopters. The objects have been described as clearly larger than normal drones.
The residents of New Jersey were not satisfied with the answer. Emily Ferguson is sure of what she saw. According to him, the authorities are only trying to mislead and label them as spreading conspiracy theories.
“Shoot Them Down”
Along with Trump, many others have also demanded that the mystery drones be shot down so that they could be investigated. However, experts have warned against shooting any flying object. However, there is a precedent for this from a couple of years ago. The Chinese spy balloon drifted for days in the American sky, and it was not dared to shoot it down immediately because of the danger caused by the falling debris. In the end, President Biden ordered the ball destroyed.
The Chinese ball case has also been linked to mystery drones. New Jersey Republican Representative Chris Smith considers it entirely possible that China or some other hostile foreign power is behind the drones, which uses them to test the defense readiness of the United States.
Flying drones is mostly allowed in the United States. That is why it is difficult to destroy them by official decision. According to the Biden administration, nothing illegal has been verified so far, and therefore no action has been taken.
After all, something has been done to identify flying objects. Authorities in New Jersey will use a radar equipped with an electro-optical infrared camera. With its help, it is hoped that the mystery will soon be solved.