Mystery solved - NJ Drone sightings

[Bad Santa]

DOD Officials Approve East Coast UAS and AAM Test Corridor

Military, commercial, academic and government aviation technologies will be evaluated in New Jersey and Delaware.

www.flyingmag.com

This is nothing nefarious, nor illegal, for the most part.
In 2023 there was an established drone testing corridor approved for the testing of drones.
Guess where it is.

So, why the uptick?
There isn't an uptick.
What there is, is less daylight.

I posit there isn't increased activity but, rather, more lighted night flying, SIMPLY because there's less daylight hours.
In August, if flying at 8PM it's light and nobody would notice a drone. In December, it's dark and the operator would need lights.

It's that simple.

In other words,
Nothing to see here. Move along folks.

 

[mavic3usa]

If Ken Stewart comes out on TV tonight and says sorry about that, we didn't mean to scare the public with our secret experiments out in the public space like that but yes, that was us....then we are done with it. Not holding my breath.

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[msinger]

"Federal investigators have processed approximately 5,000 reported sightings, with only about 100 cases still requiring further investigation. A joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, FAA, and Department of Defense revealed that many reported drones were actually conventional aircraft, helicopters, or even celestial objects misidentified as unmanned aircraft."

National Security Council: Recent East Coast Drone Sightings Pose No Public Safety Risk

Recent drone sightings across New Jersey and other East Coast states have been confirmed as legitimate civilian and law enforcement operations, according to

dronexl.co

 

[Erk1024]

Larry Hogan (Former Governor of Maine) took a photo of the constellation of Orion, claiming the "lights" were drones that needed to be investigated. That's gotta be embarrassing.

If Larry wants to take a photo of something in that constellation, the Orion Nebula is in the sword and it's one of the brightest nebulas in the sky! I've taken a handful of photos of it.

SUN: Astronomers perplexed by Hogan drone claim, which was ‘so clearly’ a constellation

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Or is it a drone?It might actually be Orion’s Belt.On Friday, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took to his X account, writing that he

foxbaltimore.com

 

[mavic3usa]

"Federal investigators have processed approximately 5,000 reported sightings, with only about 100 cases still requiring further investigation. A joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, FAA, and Department of Defense revealed that many reported drones were actually conventional aircraft, helicopters, or even celestial objects misidentified as unmanned aircraft."

Larry Hogan (Former Governor of Maine) took a photo of the constellation of Orion, claiming the "lights" were drones that needed to be investigated. That's gotta be embarrassing.

If Larry wants to take a photo of something in that constellation, the Orion Nebula is in the sword and it's one of the brightest nebulas in the sky! I've taken a handful of photos of it.

Thanks for the silly example from the pool of 5,000 nonsense sightings; got any examples from the 100 pool?

 

[mavic3usa]

DOD Officials Approve East Coast UAS and AAM Test Corridor

Military, commercial, academic and government aviation technologies will be evaluated in New Jersey and Delaware.

www.flyingmag.com

This is nothing nefarious, nor illegal, for the most part.
In 2023 there was an established drone testing corridor approved for the testing of drones.
Guess where it is.

So, why the uptick?
There isn't an uptick.
What there is, is less daylight.

I posit there isn't increased activity but, rather, more lighted night flying, SIMPLY because there's less daylight hours.
In August, if flying at 8PM it's light and nobody would notice a drone. In December, it's dark and the operator would need lights.

It's that simple.

In other words,
Nothing to see here. Move along folks.

Pentagon General was asked and answered this question directly and he said there is no connection whatsoever.

 

[Bad Santa]

No connection to what?

These guys have admitted some of the sightings are them.

PteroDynamics XP-4 Demonstrates High Wind Test Flight. - PteroDynamics

Watch as the PteroDynamics Transwing® undergoes a high-wind test flight, showcasing its power, precision, and agility. See the aerodynamic design that's revolutionizing the future of aviation.

pterodynamics.com

 

[Area51]

No connection to what?

These guys have admitted some of the sightings are them.

PteroDynamics XP-4 Demonstrates High Wind Test Flight. - PteroDynamics

Watch as the PteroDynamics Transwing® undergoes a high-wind test flight, showcasing its power, precision, and agility. See the aerodynamic design that's revolutionizing the future of aviation.

pterodynamics.com

Are you claiming that NASA is flying drones over the UK and Germany as well? The winged type of drone that overflew my home at least 50 times has a totally silent pulse jet engine and I have the jet blast on film, besides if this was NASA they would all be falling from the sky like everything NASA flies. And how would the Pentagon not know what NASA was doing? So if they say it was NASA then you know that they were hiding something larger

 

[New England Droning]

DOD Officials Approve East Coast UAS and AAM Test Corridor

Military, commercial, academic and government aviation technologies will be evaluated in New Jersey and Delaware.

www.flyingmag.com

This is nothing nefarious, nor illegal, for the most part.
In 2023 there was an established drone testing corridor approved for the testing of drones.
Guess where it is.

So, why the uptick?
There isn't an uptick.
What there is, is less daylight.

I posit there isn't increased activity but, rather, more lighted night flying, SIMPLY because there's less daylight hours.
In August, if flying at 8PM it's light and nobody would notice a drone. In December, it's dark and the operator would need lights.

It's that simple.

In other words,
Nothing to see here. Move along folks.

The problem is journalists like this writing...

Intel Officials Warned Police That US Cities Aren’t Ready for Hostile Drones

In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.

www.wired.com

 

[mavic3usa]

No connection to what?

These guys have admitted some of the sightings are them.

PteroDynamics XP-4 Demonstrates High Wind Test Flight. - PteroDynamics

Watch as the PteroDynamics Transwing® undergoes a high-wind test flight, showcasing its power, precision, and agility. See the aerodynamic design that's revolutionizing the future of aviation.

pterodynamics.com

Just listen to the general, it's in the first 3 minutes and see for yourself what you think about his answer:

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[Bad Santa]

Some people think everything is a conspiracy.

Can't convince them otherwise.

 

[Tower669]

Are you claiming that NASA is flying drones over the UK and Germany as well? The winged type of drone that overflew my home at least 50 times has a totally silent pulse jet engine and I have the jet blast on film, besides if this was NASA they would all be falling from the sky like everything NASA flies. And how would the Pentagon not know what NASA was doing? So if they say it was NASA then you know that they were hiding something larger

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[msinger]

Thanks for the silly example from the pool of 5,000 nonsense sightings; got any examples from the 100 pool?

I don't. Perhaps the remaining cases are just as silly as those already investigated.

What makes you think it's anything more than that?

 

[mavic3usa]

I don't. Perhaps the remaining cases are just as silly as those already investigated.

What makes you think it's anything more than that?

Wasn't reply to you just using what appears to be a fact the you quotes and it's probably true. Second poster pointed out the obvious first part but completely ignored the hard question, the second part. I get there are 5,000 bogus cases, there might be 10,000 or more. Trying to steer everyone away from the nonsense and get serious but apparently people having too much fun with it. The government, too....they refuse to talk about those 100. They simply said there are over a million registered drones and at least 1800 consumer drones flying across the country every day, wow.

 

[msinger]

The government, too....they refuse to talk about those 100. They simply said there are over a million registered drones and at least 1800 consumer drones flying across the country every day, wow.

It's been a month, and all the news and information sources keep repeating the same "we don't know" narrative. That leads me to believe there's nothing nefarious happening.

 

[Chip]

The problem is journalists like this writing...

Intel Officials Warned Police That US Cities Aren’t Ready for Hostile Drones

In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.

www.wired.com

You found a very interesting article that references an August 2024 DHS memo that was supposedly not intended for public consumption. The Memo is titled Growing Illicit Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems by Violent Extremists in the Homeland Likely Presents New Security Challenges.

Document Detail

propertyofthepeople.org

The Memo suggests pushing for an all new drone regulatory scheme to get around legal concerns raised in 2020
Advisory on the Application of Federal Laws to the Acquisition and Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Amazing coincidence that this was just three months ago.

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/20_0817_ogc_interagency-legal-advisory-uas-detection-mitigation-technologies.pdf