Discussions about mysterious drones that have been observed at night in the northeastern states of the country, especially New Jersey and New York, continue for a while.
Michael Melham, Mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, said in an interview with local TV channel Fox 5 that night-flying drones were part of a government effort to search for radioactive material that was reported to have disappeared at the beginning of the month.
“There’s currently an alert in New Jersey that radioactive material is missing. There was a shipment on December 2nd, it arrived at its destination but the container was damaged and empty. So, potentially, we’re looking for that,” Melham said. he said.
“THEY COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLOSE IT”
Stating that an “unprecedented briefing” was held with mayors and state councilors in New Jersey last week on this issue, Melham said about the drones in question: “We know for sure that these are not aliens or a foreign enemy, because they could figure out how to turn off the flashing lights. This is Drones are huge.” he said.
Melham said authorities have provided “very little information” about drones seen across the state, adding, “There has been no information released since then, and I think this lack of transparency only fuels online conspiracy theories.” he said.
On the other hand, the New Jersey Department of Energy, the Department of Environmental Protection and relevant officials rejected the claim made by Melham in their statements to the media.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a warning earlier in the month that medical equipment containing nuclear materials used in cancer screenings was “lost in transit” on Dec. 2 after being sent for destruction from the Nazha Cancer Center in Newfield.
THE CLAIM OF SEARCHING FOR A SNEAKLY INTRODUCED NUCLEAR WARHEAD
On the other hand, John Ferguson, the founder of Saxon Unmanned, a company headquartered in the state of Kansas that supplies state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles to the US army, brought up that he believes that they are searching for a nuclear warhead that was secretly smuggled into the US with drones.
In his post on his TikTok account, which was watched millions of times, Ferguson reminded that there were about 80 nuclear warheads lost in Ukraine after the cold war period and said, “The only reason they fly so low at night is because they are trying to smell something on the ground.” he said.
Stating that drones can be fitted with “special sensors that can detect radioactive material”, Ferguson claimed that the US government uses a fleet of drones at night to “sniff” a radiation source on the ground.
THE MYSTERY HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED FOR WEEKS
The “mysterious” drone images, which were first observed over New Jersey’s Morris and Somerset counties on November 18, began to appear in and around New York and were shared on social media, causing concern for a while.
While eyewitnesses stated that the unmanned aerial vehicles were the size of a bicycle or a small car, authorities had restricted flights in the region in case of a possible attack, as a drone was detected over US President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey.
While the White House announced that there was no evidence that the “mysterious” drones “posed a security threat”, Department of Defense (Pentagon) Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh said, regarding the allegations that the drones in question were taken off from an Iranian ship in the region near the east coast of the USA, “This is There is no truth whatsoever.” He used the expression.
In a joint written statement published yesterday, the US Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that “nothing abnormal was detected in the drone incidents” as a result of the technical examination of the complaints and that they do not pose a national security or public security risk. had recorded.
Donald Trump said at the press conference at Mar-a-Lago, “Our soldiers know where these drones take off and land, the President knows, but for some reason they do not comment, they leave the public in doubt, they should make a statement.” he said. (AA)