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White House provides new information on New Jersey drones phenomenon

By T.K. Randall
January 29, 2025 · Comment icon 26 comments
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What were the drones doing over New Jersey ? Image Credit: Bing AI / Dall-E 3
New details have emerged this week courtesy of Donald Trump's new press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Late last year, the appearance of dozens of mysterious drones over airbases in New Jersey sparked a global phenomenon that wound up making headline news across the world.

Nobody seemed to be able to explain what the drones were, who was operating them, where they were coming from and what their purpose was.

On top of that, efforts to intercept the objects routinely ended in inexplicable failure.

Now, though, during the first press briefing of President Donald Trump's second administration, press secretary Karoline Leavitt provided some new information about the New Jersey drones phenomenon.

"I do have news directly from the president of the United States that was just shared with me in the Oval Office, from President Trump directly, an update on the New Jersey drones," she said.
"After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons."

"Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy flying drones."

"In time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy."

Trump had previously criticized his predecessor Joe Biden for not providing more information about the drones and vowed to release an update as soon as possible into his own presidency.

Whether the explanation provided will satisfy everyone, however, remains to be seen.

Source: ABC News | Comments (26)




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Comment icon #17 Posted by Piney 19 days ago
Hey now!!!! My little Ninja helped turn on the faucet in Cali. ?
Comment icon #18 Posted by Tatetopa 19 days ago
You know, I went out to check yesterday.  The Willamette still flows into the Colombia and the Colombia  still flows to the sea.   As far as I can tell, there are no diversion canals or tunnels under the Cascades to divert our water 1,000 miles through the mountains to LA. But Hooray for dear leader anyway, and of course your little Ninja.
Comment icon #19 Posted by Buzz_Light_Year 19 days ago
Comment icon #20 Posted by Sir Wearer of Hats 19 days ago
Conceivably, if we are being visited by UAPs and the government knows about it, mass reports of “things” need to be investigated even if they’re fairly sure they’re “ours”. 
Comment icon #21 Posted by Piney 19 days ago
Change that to Chick-fil-A and your fact accurate. ?
Comment icon #22 Posted by Zebra3 19 days ago
Bugs me that if the explanation was so simple and easy when this were first reported, why didn't they tell us right off the bat?
Comment icon #23 Posted by Sir Wearer of Hats 19 days ago
Because either they weren’t sure they were just “ours” or they allowed it in order to distract the distractible. 
Comment icon #24 Posted by Doc Socks Junior 19 days ago
Well they did provide this explanation quite quickly, but you exist in a media ecosystem designed to fool and enrage you. Hence, you probably didn't hear about it. 
Comment icon #25 Posted by Zebra3 18 days ago
Yes, I got fooled and enraged by no immediate announcement on the drones.
Comment icon #26 Posted by Geo_672 16 days ago
Almost 100% sure the goverment wanted to see how the 1st responders would respond and how they would attempt to handle this situation. Hopefully local police and citizens have altered play books on how they respond to this kind of issue.


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