In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024.
A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the mid-Atlantic region to be "shot down, if necessary," as lawmakers at all levels of government contend with a rash of reports of unknown craft in the sky.White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has downplayed reports of ‘mystery drones’ over New Jersey, suggesting there’s no reason to think they pose a threat or have a ‘foreign nexus.
The White House said there was no evidence there was a national security or public safety threat. White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said there were no reported sightings in any restricted airspace. He said the U.S. Coast Guard has not uncovered any foreign involvement from coastal vessels.
"There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States and there's no so-called 'mothership' launching drones towards the United States," she said. "What we've uncovered is alarming — drones flying in from the direction of the ocean, possibly linked to a missing Iranian mothership," he said on social media platform X.There are more balloons floating over North America than you ever imagined and that's probably just fineVan Drew didn't offer further proof of his assertions in a Fox News interview on Thursday during which he criticized the Pentagon.
Murphy said only federal authorities have the authority to shoot down any craft, and he suggested Van Drew was being irresponsible with this comments.
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