New Jersey Senator Andy Kim Releases Videos of Mysterious ‘Drones’ Following Weeks of Conspiracy Theories About Sightings | US News
Senator Andy Kim from New Jersey has released videos that he claims show multiple unidentified drones flying over the state, as he teamed up with local police to investigate the widespread reports of these sightings.
Mr. Kim shared four videos on his X account, showing lights darting across the sky following several weeks of similar reports in New Jersey, which have sparked numerous conspiracy theories.
These unidentified flying objects have been highlighted in local news outlets and on social media since late November.
Interest has grown this week as lawmakers have started to press US federal and state officials for answers regarding the cause of these sightings.
Mr. Kim recounted that an officer had pointed out the lights to him while they were at the Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County.
On X, he mentioned that the lights varied, sometimes appearing as “solid white” and at other times displaying “flashes of red and green”.
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He also noted that some of these unidentified objects seemed to move in “small clusters of 2-4,” though at times they observed “5-7 lights” simultaneously.
“We clearly witnessed several that would move horizontally and then instantly reverse direction in ways that aircraft cannot replicate,” he elaborated.
The senator mentioned that he and the police used a flight tracker app to determine if the objects visible were indeed planes.
He stated that the lights were “low and not linked to any aircraft visible on the tracker app”.
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According to police, they employed helicopters in an attempt to get closer to the objects, but reported that “the drones would switch off their lights and vanish if approached”.
Earlier on Thursday, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a joint statement asserting that they had “no evidence” suggesting the drone sightings “pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign connection”.
They indicated that they were collaborating closely with New Jersey State Police to ascertain “whether the reported drone flights are genuinely drones or are instead manned aircraft or inaccurate sightings”.
In a separate post accompanying the videos, Mr. Kim expressed on X: “This has persisted for weeks. It’s difficult to comprehend how, with the technology available, we aren’t capable of tracking these devices to pinpoint their origin. This raises significant concerns about our overall capabilities in terms of drone detection and countermeasures.”
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The Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office advised the public on December 6 to report any sightings to the FBI.
Similar drone sightings have been reported in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams mentioned the city is conducting an investigation and cooperating with officials from New Jersey and the federal government.
Recently, president-elect Donald Trump expressed skepticism, stating that he believes the US government possesses more information than it has disclosed.
On his Truth Social platform, he stated: “Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!”
Among the various theories regarding these sightings is the suggestion that they may be linked to drones dispatched from an Iranian mothership.
Others speculate that they could be related to the Secret Service ensuring the security of Mr. Trump’s Bedminster property.
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Some individuals are concerned that China might be behind the incidents.
This surge of theories has led to the creation of a Facebook group titled “New Jersey Mystery Drones – let’s solve it,” where users share their photos and videos of sightings.
The group has amassed nearly 44,000 members, growing from 39,000 as recently as Thursday.
