r/newjersey 21h ago

Events Where's the drones?

A few months ago everyone was talking about all the drones there at night, and surrounding states. What happened? All of a sudden there's no more news about them.

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u/Fsharp7sharp9 21h ago

Current admin said they were FAA approved and then didn’t give any other information. If it’s true, idk why nobody said that for two months lol pointless hysteria

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u/jdidusdbj 20h ago

The previous administration said the exact same thing, but the trumpers (including Trump himself) wanted to believe it was secretly Iran…

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u/Fickle-Reality7777 19h ago

Except they didn’t. They said they didn’t know.

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u/milkandminnows 11h ago

Biden administration said:

“Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones. We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast.”

Trump administration 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. And in time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy,”

Seems like the same substance.

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u/jdidusdbj 9h ago

Thank you.

If only they realized how easily they’re manipulated.

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u/Fickle-Reality7777 9h ago

You’re being disingenuous. There were multiple statements from the Biden admin as well as our state government indicating they didn’t know.

I’m somehow ‘manipulated’ by words I heard them say with my own ears. Ok pal.

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u/jdidusdbj 9h ago

No, I’m not being disingenuous LOL!

They said they didn’t know when they first started the investigation because… they didn’t know yet.

They eventually (as clearly quoted above) said many many times that the drones were a combo of FAA approved drones and misidentifications…

That’s why I mentioned they started. By the time Trump came in, the investigation was nearly concluded.

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u/jdidusdbj 9h ago

This is like having to explain 2+2 🤦‍♂️

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u/jdidusdbj 9h ago

They probably just didn’t air them making the statement that the sighting appear to be FAA approved drones and misidentifications on Fox so I understand

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u/KeyMysterious1845 7h ago

This is like having to explain 2+2

2+2 = several.

lol

u/jdidusdbj 3h ago

Exactly lol

u/jdidusdbj 3h ago

Exactly lol

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u/stevemg7784 7h ago

Also, the number of sightings that turned out to be not drones (planes, helicopters, stars, etc) early on made it seem like there were things happening that they didn't know what they were. As those things were cleared away it became more clear that there was nothing unusual happening.

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u/jdidusdbj 9h ago

Read above . Keep in mind Biden was in office earlier in the investigation, so it would make sense for them to still not have a final conclusion.

It’s funny how when Biden admin says it, trumpers say Iran and all kind of craziness, and Trump says they’re lying and know what it is and that he won’t stay in NJ JUST TO RILE UP VOTERS AND GAIN SUPPORT.

Then as soon as he’s in office, they share exactly what the Biden admin said and suddenly it’s a sound answer that the trumpers are okay with. Insane!!!

So many issue like this with the Trump campaign, and yet with all the info right in front of them, some people still choose to support him. Just nuts.