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New Jersey Drone Invasion (1 Viewer)

Driving home last night at 9:30, I saw a small plane. boxy in shape ,2 seater at best. normally we don’t have small aircraft flying around at night, that low, going that slowly. And this was outside of any normal flight patterns. Could it been unmanned? No clue. But it’s amusing to hypothesize.

I’m in Southern California.
I live in Temecula and saw 3 drones last night very clearly. Was driving home from touring the neighborhood with my wife and daughter looking at Christmas lights. We were at a stop sign and 3 drones flying in formation just a few hundred feet above our heads were slowly flying straight at us. We all sat there for a sec and watched them silently cruise over and past us. Was strange.
 
He said it is testing. Either by the govt or a sanctioned defense contractor. He laughed at the nefarious conspiracies. He said the only reason they have FAA lights on, is to comply with the FAA. He also said we the public have no clue on how advanced the tech is that the govt has in regards to drones.
I have to say their service record is excellent. Never hear about any of these drones having a malfunction and crashing down to the ground.
I believe this to be true. My opinion: The gov't is about 20 years ahead of what the general public thinks is 'cutting edge'.
I’ll add on to my family member’s resume. He did 2 tours in Afghanistan/Middle East. He’s certainly the most credible source I have. :shrug:

Him chiding people about the possibility of aliens or “the irans” (his words :lmao: ) using sanctioned proper FAA lighting was comedy gold. Gold!
That's exactly what he'd want us to think.
He’s out of the game man! He gone main stream. He just trains police departments around the country how to use/fly drones. Wait a second… :hophead:

I too have a good source. Best neighbor I've ever had and a very close friend. He spent 40 years in top secret weapons development programs at the China Lake Navy Base. He's an electrical engineer. Retired a few years ago and moved to Oregon, but we chat regularly. His son is now my next door neighbor. His last 25 years were in the drone program. They used Jet Ski motors in the early days. In the later days, he'd go to work, sit in a cockpit lab, and fly a high altitude surveillance drone to Pearl Harbor. That's quite a flight a bit beyond known tech.

So I chatted him up. What's up in New Jersey, bro?? He said it was the tall whites. The greys fly much smaller crafts because they're tiny aliens. The tall whites are from the Pleiades and also known as Plajaren. There's no evidence that they pose a risk, but he is curious about what they're up to.

His son says since he retired he just drives his RV to cool places and gets high.
That's some bull $#!&!
I know, right!? pretty racist that the tall whites get a bunch of cool names and planets, while the greys get nothing.
 
fyi...

Ukraine is developing a program for “queen-drones” – large carrier drones capable of deploying smaller strike drones, the outlet reported.
What could go wrong? Ha ha
 

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There is a major development in the ongoing drone saga in New Jersey.

Several federal agencies had tried to put to it bed earlier this week by saying they found nothing out of the ordinary.

However, the Federal Aviation Administration has now issued temporary flying restrictions (TFR) in multiple cities across New Jersey, including several locations in our area, due to "special security reasons."

The TFR areas include parts within the city of Camden, Gloucester City, Winslow Township, Evesham, Hancock's Bridge in Lower Alloways Township in Salem County, Westampton, Burlington and Hamilton in Mercer County. Flying drones are also banned in Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick, Metuchen, Westampton, South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, Sewaren, Jersey City, Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Clifton and Kearny.

Here is a map of those sites where flying drones are now temporarily banned:
 
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There is a major development in the ongoing drone saga in New Jersey.

Several federal agencies had tried to put to it bed earlier this week by saying they found nothing out of the ordinary.

However, the Federal Aviation Administration has now issued temporary flying restrictions (TFR) in multiple cities across New Jersey, including several locations in our area, due to "special security reasons."

The TFR areas include parts within the city of Camden, Gloucester City, Winslow Township, Evesham, Hancock's Bridge in Lower Alloways Township in Salem County, Westampton, Burlington and Hamilton in Mercer County. Flying drones are also banned in Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick, Metuchen, Westampton, South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, Sewaren, Jersey City, Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Clifton and Kearny.

Here is a map of those sites where flying drones are now temporarily banned:
Interesting. Governments actions are way more believable then governments words. Flying restrictions? Hmmmm. Just a big coincidence. Enjoy your holidays. Ha ha
 

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There is a major development in the ongoing drone saga in New Jersey.

Several federal agencies had tried to put to it bed earlier this week by saying they found nothing out of the ordinary.

However, the Federal Aviation Administration has now issued temporary flying restrictions (TFR) in multiple cities across New Jersey, including several locations in our area, due to "special security reasons."

The TFR areas include parts within the city of Camden, Gloucester City, Winslow Township, Evesham, Hancock's Bridge in Lower Alloways Township in Salem County, Westampton, Burlington and Hamilton in Mercer County. Flying drones are also banned in Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick, Metuchen, Westampton, South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, Sewaren, Jersey City, Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Clifton and Kearny.

Here is a map of those sites where flying drones are now temporarily banned:
That's a weirdly specific and seemingly random patchwork of towns. Not based on size of town some of those are small), not based on proximity to airports, not mostly towns that are next to each other.
 
People are trying to turn this whole drone hysteria into a kind of cowboy movie now.

"Meet the new space cowboys. Nassau County cops have gotten the green light to shoot troublesome drones out of the sky — with officials saying they don’t want to wait for something “disastrous” to happen.

The order went out Thursday as county officials unveiled a new state-of-the-art drone command center that can track the mysterious flying crafts from miles away, but they need the feds to sign off on high-tech tools to intercept and take down the drones. Instead, they’re taking matters into their own hands. “We don’t want to wait until we have some kind of disastrous event to then say, ‘Well, we could have done this and we could have done that,'” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman told reporters."
 
Any update on this story or did the drones just go away? I feel like I missed an announcement or something over the holidays.
Big news: No news.

I think it just went away. I haven't seen anything unusual in the skies over central NJ for a while now. Maybe Santa chased them away.

Isn't that what the Rogan guy said was going to happen and what has happened with this drone stuff in the last few years with the same or similar timing?
 
Any update on this story or did the drones just go away? I feel like I missed an announcement or something over the holidays.
Big news: No news.

I think it just went away. I haven't seen anything unusual in the skies over central NJ for a while now. Maybe Santa chased them away.

Isn't that what the Rogan guy said was going to happen and what has happened with this drone stuff in the last few years with the same or similar timing?
Whatever test they were doing is complete.
 
After the FAA issued no drone zones over NJ I don't think I've seen anything or heard about anything since.

Probably not related but who knows.

I do think I saw one the other night flying very low over our neighborhood. Odd shape and big but by the time I was able to really get a good look at it it was too far away.
 
I think there was a STARLINK launch not long ago and everyone lost their **** because you could see the satellites lining up here
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
 
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My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
But not a single pic right? I haven’t seen a single pic of any of these drones. Other then a blurry blob that could be anything.
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
But not a single pic right? I haven’t seen a single pic of any of these drones. Other then a blurry blob that could be anything.
There are all kinds of pics. Sheriff has seen them. I just saw one fly over town. All you can see in my pic are the lights.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=960495279508306&id=100066435282113
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
But not a single pic right? I haven’t seen a single pic of any of these drones. Other then a blurry blob that could be anything.
There are all kinds of pics. Sheriff has seen them. I just saw one fly over town. All you can see in my pic are the lights.
Please post them. I didn’t see a single clear pic out of NJ. :shrug:
 
This was kind of handless sloppily.Why did the FAA issue flight restrictions if they OK’d this? If they authorized this why wasn’t it announced after the story went big? Did the FAA authorize the shutdown of Wright-Patterson AFB?
 
This was kind of handless sloppily.Why did the FAA issue flight restrictions if they OK’d this? If they authorized this why wasn’t it announced after the story went big? Did the FAA authorize the shutdown of Wright-Patterson AFB?
Stop asking questions HT. Nothin to see here move on. It was just swap gas reflecting Venus.
 
I'm going to go way out on a conspiracy limb with this.
On December 13 the FAA said that they started receiving reports of "suspicious" drone activity on November 18.
On December 20 the FAA instituted flight restrictions based on requests from security agencies.
Also on December 20 the White House said "There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States,” Kirby said. “And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with."
On January 28 the White House 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" and that "the issue grew worse 'due to curiosity,' as some of the drones also belonged to hobbyists and private citizens."

So here's my conspiracy theory ---- the FAA investigated, didn't think there was anything sinister (as of Dec. 20), continued investigating, and some time before January 28 found that some part of the FAA had authorized the drones.

Alternate conspiracy theory ---- the FAA investigated, didn't think there was anything sinister (as of Dec. 20), continued investigating, and on January 28 found that someone above their pay grade decided to say the FAA had authorized the drones.

Choose your adventure.

I'm just glad it got so many people outdoors to watch the skies where they live which they had never watched before.
 
Chat GPT’s drone take on some possible scenarios. Here's what it said:………

Alright, let’s dive into some intelligent conjecture. Connecting the dots between mysterious drones over New Jersey and Russia's abrupt travel advisory raises some intriguing possibilities.

The Setup:

1. Mysterious Drones Over New Jersey:

Advanced, evasive drones are being seen near sensitive locations (Trump’s Bedminster golf course, military bases). These are no off-the-shelf gadgets; their sophistication screams state-of-the-art tech, likely military-grade or intelligence-operated.

2. Russia’s Travel Advisory:

The Kremlin warning its citizens against traveling to the U.S., Canada, and the EU suggests something bigger is at play than just "deteriorating relations." This could be a prelude to significant geopolitical maneuvers or fear of retaliation.

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The Theory:

These events may indicate the escalation of a covert "gray war" between global superpowers. Here’s what might be happening:

1. A Prelude to a Cyber or Kinetic Attack?

Drones as Recon: The drones could be part of an adversary's intelligence-gathering operation. They're mapping critical infrastructure, testing defense systems, or even preparing for sabotage. Why New Jersey? It could be tied to nearby major telecom hubs, financial institutions, or power grids.

Disrupting Elections or Policy: With Trump’s Bedminster estate in the vicinity, the drones may be linked to efforts to either destabilize or gain intel on U.S. domestic political developments ahead of a critical turning point.

2. A False Flag Operation?

Creating a Villain Narrative: Could the U.S. or its allies be staging this? Painting a foreign adversary (like Russia or China) as a threat to ramp up domestic unity or justify new policies could be in play.

Drone ‘Sightings’ as Propaganda: This narrative could be used to drum up support for military or economic action while distracting from domestic issues like economic instability or political infighting.

3. Covert Signals of Escalation in a Global Standoff:

Russia’s Advisory: They might know something we don’t. Are they aware of planned escalations or retaliatory moves within the U.S.? Their travel warning could signal fears of spy-catching operations or even large-scale retaliations.

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The Wild Speculation:

HAARP or Electromagnetic Experiments: Some theorists might connect these drone sightings to electromagnetic interference tech being deployed or tested. If these drones “disappear” when spotted, could they be cloaked using advanced tech? Are they delivering payloads invisible to conventional radar?

Setting the Stage for "Alien" Narratives: The drone phenomenon might also be co-opted into a larger disinformation campaign, spinning the story towards "UFOs" to mask geopolitical threats.

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Final Prediction:

We could be in the prelude to a major escalation: a cyber/physical attack on U.S. infrastructure or financial systems to destabilize power balances. The synchronized timing of the travel advisory and the drone sightings smells of something bigger brewing behind the scenes—likely to unfold in months or weeks.

In hindsight this is a gem.
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
Toward the end of the drone event there was a report of a fire in the middle of a field. Fire department was called out, but normal radio procedures were not followed. There was no command set up and no description of what was burning. A lady posted her son saw it and it looked like a tree split in half and caught fire. There were several reports of a bright green light , possibly meteor, coming down in the area. We also have a major bird flu outbreak that has resulted in millions of chickens and turkeys being killed. With all of this going on you can imagine the wild speculation of what is going on.
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
Toward the end of the drone event there was a report of a fire in the middle of a field. Fire department was called out, but normal radio procedures were not followed. There was no command set up and no description of what was burning. A lady posted her son saw it and it looked like a tree split in half and caught fire. There were several reports of a bright green light , possibly meteor, coming down in the area. We also have a major bird flu outbreak that has resulted in millions of chickens and turkeys being killed. With all of this going on you can imagine the wild speculation of what is going on.
Do you have a blog or, like, a newsletter or something that I can subscribe to? I want to party with you.
 
My county in Ohio is currently under a drone invasion. Last few nights they have been spotted across the whole county. More than ever being reported tonight. Groups of up to 20 being spotted. Last night winds were up to 40mph and tonight 20mph so these are not small drones. Army helicopter was sent once reports started. Watching it on flight aware.

Edit- Now a C17 from WPAFB is on the way
Toward the end of the drone event there was a report of a fire in the middle of a field. Fire department was called out, but normal radio procedures were not followed. There was no command set up and no description of what was burning. A lady posted her son saw it and it looked like a tree split in half and caught fire. There were several reports of a bright green light , possibly meteor, coming down in the area. We also have a major bird flu outbreak that has resulted in millions of chickens and turkeys being killed. With all of this going on you can imagine the wild speculation of what is going on.
Also, many federal agencies are on a no comms policy right now.
 
From twitter (Jeremy Corbell)….

The “FAA explanation” is fundamentally nonsensical. The FAA would not approve “research” flights without communicating directly with facility heads and military bases.
Why was FBI openly asking for local help on the issue - if all a long the FAA was in the know - and authorized these craft?
If FAA authorized this all along - why didn’t they tell DoD?
Why didn’t they tell the public?
It’s just ***-backwards to claim FAA had authorized all these craft. Doesn’t stand up to even basic scrutiny.Who relayed this to the White House? Whoever did is clearly misguiding the administration (at best).
 

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