Drones or SUAVs, small unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that an ongoing investigation into reported drone sightings over New Jersey revealed that “many reported drone sightings are actually manned aircraft that are mistaken for drones.” announced that it had been found.
The investigation also found no evidence that the discovered drones were involved in any illegal or malicious activity, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it found no evidence of foreign involvement offshore.
“At this time, we do not believe that criminal activity is involved, there is a national security threat, there is a specific public safety threat, or that a malicious foreign actor is involved with these drones. No basis has been determined,” a Department of Homeland Security official said. Said.
Since mid-November, the FBI has investigated hundreds of reports of people operating drones at night, most of them larger than those used by hobbyists.
FBI officials said Thursday that they had seen “no evidence” that the drone sightings “posed a threat to national security or public safety.”
Sightings have also occurred near a golf course and military research facility in Bedminster, New Jersey, owned by President-elect Donald Trump.
