Several drones have reportedly been spotted in the skies above a Connecticut suburb Thursday evening, adding to recent sightings that have baffled residents and raised questions about possible national security and public safety concerns.
A social media user on X posted videos of possible drones in Fairfield, 50 miles northeast of New York City.
Drones hovering over New Jersey and near Staten Island, New York, in recent weeks have raised concerns due to a lack of clarity about their origins.
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A social media user said she filmed several drones flying over Fairfield, Conn., on Thursday evening. floated. (Lucy Biggers)
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“They were all walking past each other,” she was heard saying off camera. “They are at different levels. My husband has a drone. They don’t fly that far and that quietly.”
At one point she said the plane could be a “hobbyist drone.”
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Another social media user said she noticed the drones “between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Strange, certainly no planes.” Other footage posted online showed multiple possible drones hovering near LaGuardia Airport in New York City, according to social media reports.
Fox News Digital has contacted the Federal Aviation Administration.
More than three weeks after dozens mysterious drones began popping up in the New Jersey night sky, the Pentagon has not released any answers about where they came from. However, the Pentagon denied earlier this week that the drones had been launched from an Iranian ‘mothership’ off the US east coast.
A social media user said she filmed several drones flying over Fairfield, Conn., on Thursday evening. floated. (Lucy Biggers)
“There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there is no so-called ‘mothership’ launching drones toward the United States,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.
On Thursday, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby commented on many of the alleged drone sightings spotted over New Jersey In recent weeks, they have actually been legally operated manned aircraft.
“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a threat to national security or public safety, or have any foreign nexus,” Kirby told reporters at the daily White House news conference.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said they would continue to investigate this situation and confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or otherwise inaccurate sightings.
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“Historically, we have experienced cases of mistaken identity where reported drones are in fact manned aircraft or facilities. We are supporting local law enforcement in New Jersey with numerous detection methods, but have not confirmed any of the reported visual sightings with electronic detection,” the statement said.
“On the contrary, upon review of the available images, it appears that many of the reported sightings are in fact manned aircraft operating legally. There have been no reported or confirmed sightings of drones in any country.” restricted airspace“.
