The hundreds of mysterious New Jersey drone sightings are sparking mounting demands for a more forceful federal response, calls that come as even more sightings are being reported in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Overnight, 79 sightings were reported across New Jersey alone, a senior official briefed on the drone sightings told NBC News.
An ongoing investigation leads officials to believe previously reported New Jersey sightings over the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County and Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster were indeed drones, a senior official briefed on the drone sightings told NBC News.
“The feds can’t control the air space, and yesterday my phone didn’t stop with drone sightings messages,” he said.
“These are drones, unmanned aerial systems that have been used as weapons of war around the globe.”
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