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A fed-up New Jersey sheriff said he tried to track the mystery drones
swarming the skies above his county ù but they ôeasilyö evaded the effort.
The Ocean County SheriffÆs office sent its own ôindustrial gradeö drone
into the air Thursday in a bid to follow one of 50 unmanned aerial
vehicles a local cop saw ôcoming off the ocean,ö Sheriff Michael
Mastronardy said.
Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy launched his departmentÆs own
drone Thursday night to try to follow the mysterious drone swarms above
the state.
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The officer alerted the state police, the FBI and the US Coast Guard.
Coast Guard officials then reported 13 drones, with wingspans of eight
feet, following one of their vessels.
The mysterious drones, which donÆt give off heat like more typical
versions, swiftly maneuvered out of their clutches, Mastronardy told News Nation reporter Rich McHugh.
McHugh told the story Friday night to anchor Elizabeth Vargas, explaining
he originally thought the drone hysteria might be a result of ôprankstersö until he saw them himself.
ôIf this is not our military, then itÆs even more scary,ö McHugh said.
ôThese things look like they are fixed-wing and they have multiple lights.
IÆm not really sure how to process what I saw last night. Both the
photographer and I were kind of stunned.ö
The SUV-sized, unidentified aircraft have been buzzing New Jersey and
panicking residents since Nov. 18.
Theories about where the drones come from vary, with some believing they
may have been sent by foreign adversaries.
On Friday, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
said there was nothing to fear and that people may be imagining things. He
said most reports were likely to be cases where manned aircraft were
mistaken for drones.
Since then drones have been sighted in at least 12 counties in New Jersey
as well as parts of eastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/us-news/nj-county-sheriff-sends-own-drone- up-to-follow-mystery-flying-objects/
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