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Mystery Drones Saga: Federal Agencies Say Sightings Are Mix Of Legal Drones, Aircraft And Stars (Updated)

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Dec 16, 2024

Newest development Dec 19, 2024 · 3 reportsWhite Settlement police searching for operators of drones sighted near military base

Officials sound alarm over reports of the strange sights—seen over New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania—with one asking for a “limited state of emergency.”

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  1. Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Claims The Military Knows What The Sightings Are (Updated)

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    Mystery Drones Saga: Federal Agencies Say Sightings Are Mix Of Legal Drones, Aircraft And Stars (Updated)

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Mystery Drones Saga: President Biden Calls Sightings ‘Nothing Nefarious, Apparently’ (Updated)

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    White Settlement police searching for operators of drones sighted near military base

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  1. New York Post

    Mystery NJ drones, lack of answers spark fury among residents as authorities just shrug shoulders: ‘Scratching their heads’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The federal government has admitted they have no idea what the mysterious drones spotted in the skies over Jersey every night for over a month are -- and have offered no explanation to anyone.

  2. New York Post

    Drones spotted, vanish over NYC as mystery swirls over lights in the sky (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Drone sightings have expanded from New Jersey and into NYC as of this morning.

  3. Newsweek

    Mystery drones spotted over US military base in NATO country: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    Drones have recently been spotted above the U.S.'s Ramstein Air Base in Germany, following a trend of drone sightings.

  4. Forbes

    Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: ‘Possible’ Drone Sightings Now Reported In Connecticut (Updating) (opens Forbes)

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    Officials sound alarm over reports of the strange sights—seen over New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania—with one asking for a “limited state of emergency.”

  5. Insider

    Everything we know about the 'mystery drones' spotted over the East Coast (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Dozens of suspected drones have been spotted flying over states on the East Coast of the United States, sparking concern from local officials.

  6. Forbes

    Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Weighs In As More Sightings Reported (Updating) (opens Forbes)

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    Officials sound alarm over reports of the strange sights—seen over New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania—with one asking for a “limited state of emergency.”

  7. Foxla

    Mystery drone sightings keep happening in California, New Jersey (opens Foxla)

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    Pentagon denies any involvement in the recent alleged drones flying over California, New Jersey and New York skies.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Most drone sightings reports are manned aircraft: White House (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The White House said in a press call that the public has had a "slight overreaction" to a myriad of supposed drone sightings across the East Coast.

  9. Forbes

    Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Mayorkas Says ‘We Are On It’—But No Known Foreign Involvement (Updating) (opens Forbes)

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    Officials sound alarm over reports of the strange sights—seen over New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania—with one asking for a “limited state of emergency.”

  10. Forbes

    Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Claims The Military Knows What The Sightings Are (Updated) (opens Forbes)

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    Officials sound alarm over reports of the strange sights—seen over New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania—with one asking for a “limited state of emergency.”

  11. Military.com

    Pentagon Officials, Aviation Experts Say Many Alleged Drone Sightings Are Being Misidentified (opens Military.com)

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    The sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere, which so far remained unconfirmed, have triggered widespread concern and demands from lawmakers as well as state and local officials for an explanation.

  12. The Guardian

    Mystery US drone sightings: what we know (opens The Guardian)

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    Recent sightings in New Jersey continue to spark conspiracy theories as authorities search for answers

  13. New York Post

    Drone sightings live updates: Latest on mysterious flying objects in NJ, NY and elsewhere (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hundreds of drone sightings have occurred throughout New Jersey, New York, and more places across the world while residents and local lawmakers call on the federal government for answers. Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, videos, photos, reactions and more.

  14. Jalopnik

    Official Reason For New Jersey Drone Sightings Is As Likely As It Is Boring (opens Jalopnik)

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    Is it aliens? Terrorists? Spies? Nope, just an FAA rule change and some dudes with too much time on their hands

  15. The Columbian

    Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the U.S. Here’s what we know (opens The Columbian)

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    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and have been spotted in recent days across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and conce

  16. FOX 5 New York

    Here's what we know (and don't know) about NJ's drone sightings (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Mysterious drone sightings have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation, concern and questions over who sent them – and why.

  17. NPR

    As drone sightings spread across East Coast, federal officials still don't know much (opens NPR)

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    Clusters of drones have been reported flying over at least six states. The Biden administration is pushing Congress to pass legislation that would expand counter-drone authorities.

  18. Scientific American

    Please Don’t Shoot at New Jersey ‘Mystery Drones’ (opens Scientific American)

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    Surging reports of strange drones in the skies over New Jersey and other parts of the northeast U.S. have spurred calls to shoot down the unidentified objects. But that’s a very bad idea

  19. Insider

    Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey spark concerns (opens Insider)

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    Mysterious sightings of what are believed to be drones in New Jersey are stumping authorities.

  20. NBC News

    As mystery deepens surrounding drone sightings, conspiracy theories take flight (opens NBC News)

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    The burst of drone activity lighting up the night skies above New Jersey and other states is propelling online posts and conspiracies offering up bizarre claims to explain the drone "hysteria," some involving missing nuclear material and an impending alien invasion.

  21. NBC News

    Mystery drones live updates: Growing calls for action as sightings continue across the Northeast (opens NBC News)

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    Stay updated with the latest live coverage on the mystery drone sightings across the Northeast. Growing concerns and calls for action as unidentified drones continue to appear.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of the East Coast in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why.

  23. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What’s the latest on the ‘mystery drones?’ (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The latest updates on the "mystery drone" sightings across New Jersey and the northeast including what the FBI says and if they're dangerous.

  24. NBC New York

    Mystery drone sightings continue in NJ, across the US. Here's what we know (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Who is operating the New Jersey drones? Authorities say they do not know. Speculation has nevertheless raged online.

  25. Triblive

    Mystery drone sightings continue in N.J. and across the country (opens Triblive)

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    TRENTON, N.J. — A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim have both gone out on drone hunts, hoping

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