The mystery of drones in the skies of the USA continues to have no official answers, including genuine reports, closures of airports and military bases, fake news about an Iranian mother ship and a lot of political propaganda. The phenomenon has triggered a sort of mass hysteria, but some states are starting to ask for adequate countermeasures to detect suspicious aircraft.
These days in the United States The case of the alleged invasion of “large and mysterious” drones is occupying the opening pages of newspapers and television news, with thousands of reports continuing to follow one another since mid-November in various states. Among those most involved are the New Jersey And New Yorkbut numerous anomalies were also recorded in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Several citizens, but also military and law enforcement officials, are reporting the presence of these drones in the sky “as big as small cars” with irregular flight. They are often alone, but sometimes they also move in trainingaccording to testimonies.
Some glossed over sensitive places and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the temporary closure of specific areas. Among them are also involved airports – including that of New York Stewart closed on weekends – and even military bases, like the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. The American press reports some testimonies of suspicious behavior of the drones, which appear to quickly move away turning off the lights when someone tries to approach them to check on them, for example with a helicopter. At the moment the situation appears rather nebula and among the genuine reports, several also ended up in the cauldron fake news (like the video manipulation of the man who shoots at one of these aircraft), political propaganda and a large dose of mass hysteria.
Both the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America (US Department of Homeland Security – DHS) that theFBIinvolved in the investigation of the case, stated that there are no malicious activities by these drones and above all that at the moment there is no “threat to national security or public safety”. Recall that last year a so-called Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean by a missile launched from a F-22 fighterby order of US President Joe Biden. The US takes invasions of the United States very seriously airspacetherefore this alleged laxity towards dozens of aircraft in multiple states suggests that we are certainly faced with an anomaly, but not something so significant or serious. Nonetheless, several political leaders are riding the wave of indignation and concern that is flowing social networks to point the finger at the current government in office. Own Donald Trumpthe newly elected president of the USA who will return to sit in the Oval Office of the White House starting next January 20, in a post on his social platform Truth he said he is skeptical that the government is not aware of this massive presence of drones. So he urged him to give immediate clarifications to the public or to shoot down these aircraft.
Large and mysterious drones fly over the US skies, Trump: “What are they? Explain or tear them down”
According to what the FBI stated during a briefing at the White House, they are currently under investigation less than 100 of the 5,000 reports arrive at the agency, as reported by Forbes. In most cases, in fact, it was helicopters And planes manned, which people continue to mistake for drones precisely in light of the media short circuit that was created on this phenomenon. Also many of the alleged drones filmed in New Jersey by the senator Andy Kimamong the most active politicians on the issue, would be nothing more than regular aircraft. Nonetheless, some colleagues have indulged in outright hoaxes. In an interview with Fox News, for example, the Republican Jeff Van Drew stated that theIran would have sent a “mother ship” full of these drones near the east coast of the USA. The statement was flatly denied by the Pentagon. “There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States and there is no so-called mothership launching drones towards the United States,” said US Department of Defense deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh.
Leaving aside hoaxes, gross oversights and mere political propaganda, the possibility that there is something anomalous behind these sightings cannot be ruled out, given that airports and military bases have also been closed. Due to the ongoing sense of insecurity, some governors and local political officials are making demands on the federal government in order to have adequate countermeasures. At the forefront is the governor of New York State Kathy Hochul, who has requested legislative interventions to give individual states the powers to deal with drones themselves. At this moment, in fact, such operations can only be managed by federal agencies, such as the FBI.
Senator Chuck Schumer also requested the sending of specialized systems capable of detecting drones in the airspace of two of the most affected states, New Jersey and New York. As reported by ABCNews, the request is for systems Robin Radar Systems thanks to 360° technologymore efficient than standard and linear systems. “Some drones are small. Some of their flight patterns are erratic. Multiple drones flying together can confuse a traditional radar system, which is why, once again, this new technology can really give us the answers we need,” Schumer said. The senator underlined that no one believes that these are aircraft from a foreign country, nevertheless the anomalies that continue to occur deserve a rapid response to definitively clarify the nature, origin and purpose of these continuous and inexplicable violations.
