Federal authorities released a statement on Thursday about recent drone sightings in New Jersey that have garnered national media attention, saying that images and videos that have gone viral online are of lawfully operated manned aircraft.
The joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes after alleged sightings of large drones flying over New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast.
“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus,” the statement said. “The FBI, DHS and our federal partners, in close coordination with the New Jersey State Police, continue to deploy personnel and technology to investigate this situation and confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or…
