Foreign threat or alien invasion? The conspiracy theories as mysterious drone sightings spread across US East Coast
FirstpostIt started with New Jersey. “This has gone too far,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Saturday, adding last month she “directed the New York State Intelligence Centre to actively investigate drone sightings and coordinate with federal law enforcement to address this issue.” What are the authorities saying? In New York and New Jersey, Schumer has called for the deployment of “special detecting systems,” such as Robin Radar systems as they have a better chance of detecting drones because of their “360-degree technology.” A drone detecting device has been deployed, Connecticut State Police stated Friday, to aid with the investigation of unauthorised drone sightings reported over Fairfield County. New York State Police said Friday afternoon, in a post on X, they had received “numerous reports of drone sightings over the past 24 hours” and they were investigating the reports. According to the FBI and DHS, the majority of drone sightings are thought to be cases of “mistaken identity,” whereby members of the public mistakenly identify small, lawfully functioning manned aircraft as drones.