The White House, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have said they have found no evidence that the mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in New Jersey pose a threat to national safety and security.
Reuters on December 13 quoted a joint statement from the FBI and DHS saying that "it appears that many of the sightings and reports were actually manned aircraft operating legally and there have been no recorded cases of UAVs entering restricted airspace."
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White House spokesman John Kirby said federal agencies are investigating the incident in cooperation with local law enforcement. He said most of the incidents involved lawfully operating aircraft. “While no malicious activity has been documented, the reported incidents there represent a jurisdictional vacuum,” Kirby said. The spokesman reiterated the White House’s call for Congress to pass legislation that would expand the authority of authorities to identify and counter UAVs that threaten critical infrastructure.
White House spokesman John Kirby at a press briefing on December 12.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it began receiving reports of drone activity near Morris County, New Jersey, on November 18. The Pentagon said its initial assessment showed that the drones were not from another country and that the military did not shoot them down because they did not pose a threat to military facilities. On December 11, senators representing the states of New Jersey and New York sent a letter to the heads of the FBI, DHS and FAA asking for information on how these agencies are handling the above cases.
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