The mystery surrounding drones over New Jersey is getting worse.
We got a wild story from Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) saying that he received some information from an Iranian ship in the Atlantic that suggested the drones were Iranian. But the Pentagon denied this.
Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said during a briefing Wednesday afternoon that there was “no evidence that these came from a foreign company or the work of an adversary.”
She also rejected a claim by U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who said the drones were launched from an Iranian mothership. “No, there is no truth in that,” Singh said.
The problem is that they say there is no evidence that they are foreigners or the work of an enemy, but in the next breath they say they don’t know what they are. So you really can’t say that they aren’t alien or the work of an enemy. And that’s perhaps more concerning than anything else, especially because some of these drones have flown over sensitive areas like military bases.
There was also the case of a Chinese national who was arrested and charged for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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New Jersey State Representative Brian Bergen attended a Department of Homeland Security briefing and left angrier than when he arrived. Listen to him talk to all of us about what a cluster funk this was and how they had no answers about anything. And yes, he is a Republican.
Watch: New Jersey State Rep. Brian Bergen left the press conference on New Jersey’s drone situation fed up@votebergen @NewsNation #NJ #Drone pic.twitter.com/go5lZX0Vat
— Rich McHugh (@RichMcHugh) December 11, 2024
“The biggest waste of five hours in my entire life,” he said, addressing the failure to provide people with any information. He said he didn’t understand why they would call a meeting and then have no answer to something. Bergen then recounted what they were told by a “state police colonel” who flew a helicopter over one of the drones. “He said he felt unsafe about his helicopter so he let it go. Just let him go,” Bergen laughed in complete disbelief at such a reaction. “Where did it go? Who knows?!?!” Bergen exclaimed. “Isn’t that the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever heard?”
If a New Jersey State Police colonel feels it’s not sheltered, what should we think? And that he reacted like that?
Maybe they’d have an idea if they “followed that idiot to where he ended up,” Bergen said, scolding them. “But they don’t. This is a complete lack of effort.” He said they didn’t even offer any ideas about how lawmakers could help, so he finally got up and walked out.
Bergen said he was an Apache helicopter pilot in the Army and had experience with unmanned aircraft, so “I know a little bit what I’m talking about.” He said they hadn’t been able to figure out what was going on. “They say ‘no threat,’ but how the hell do they know that?” he explained. “Instead I got the longest amateur meeting I’ve ever experienced.”
Bergen does so tweeted on X that the governor should give him an Apache helicopter and he would put an end to this problem.
But it doesn’t sound like the administration is doing everything in its power to find out when, as reported, it’s not even asking the U.S. Northern Command for lend a hand.
Despite nearly a dozen mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey since last month, the Pentagon’s Northern Command says, “We were not asked to assist with these events.” pic.twitter.com/HnXB9sR0D5
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 11, 2024
Although Northern Command says they have carried out a “detailed analysis”. What does this analysis show and why don’t we know?
So either it’s the government trying to pressure us on this issue, or they really don’t know and are really dangerously naive.
In any case, this is a huge problem.
