The FBI has launched an investigation into mysterious glowing lights that have been spotted over New Jersey for the last few weeks.
Eyewitnesses reported unexplained ‘car-sized’ drones over the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster and the Picatinny Arsenal Military Base in Rockaway, among other locations throughout northern New Jersey.
Video footage revealed the drones featured green and red lights on their wings and multiple eyewitness described them as large as a small car.
However, the flying objects are larger than drones used by hobbyists, raising questions about their proximity to those specific locations.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was first alerted about the strange activity in Morris County, where the military base is located, on November 18, but sights also surfaced in nearby Menham, Chester and Morristown.
The drone flights have alarmed residents throughout northern New Jersey, who said that they only appear at night and hover above their homes daily, remaining active for hours at a time.
‘We’re all completely unnerved. I didn’t sleep last night. When I would get up and look out my window, at 2am, 4am, they were still hovering,’ Julie Shavalier, a Morris County resident, said.
Others have raised concerns that the objects are not drones, but UFOs.
The FBI has launched an investigation into mysterious, ‘car-sized’ drones seen flying over over New Jersey at night in the last several weeks
Sightings have been reported over Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster
The sightings have gained attention on social media, prompting speculation about where the drones came from and what they are doing.
‘False flag alien invasion. That’s what they want, to induce fear,’ one person posted on X.
Others suggested the drones are being used to spy on President-elect Donald Trump, who has been known to vacation at his Bedminster golf club and typically flies into Morristown Airport.
Trump was the target of a failed Iranian assassination attempt in November.
Farhad Shakeri, 51, was revealed to have admitted to orchestrating the terrifying scheme which was thwarted by the FBI and involved three alleged hitmen who were hired by the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out a hit on the president-elect.
And earlier last month, Chinese spies were said to have hacked the smartphones of Trumps’ lawyer and campaign staff.
The attacks have raised concerns about America’s adversaries spying on the president-elect.
Eyewitnesses have reported spotting the unexplained drones over the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster and the Picatinny Arsenal Military Base in Rockaway, among other locations
But it is not clear whether he has been at the golf course recently or who is behind the drones.
X users also speculatively attributed the drones to Amazon’s new Prime Air delivery service or, worryingly, to surveillance from a foreign power.
Morris County Sheriff, James Gannon, told NBC News: ‘There is no advisable immediate danger to the public at this time.’
The drone sightings first began in mid-November and have continued almost every night since, residents have reported.
But strangely, they appeared to ‘take the night off’ on Thanksgiving, Mike Walsh, a Morris County resident, told NBC New York.
The flying objects are larger than drones used by hobbyists, raising questions about their proximity to those specific locations
On November 22, the FAA banned drone flights over the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster until December 6, and the Picatinny Arsenal Military Base in Rockaway until December 26.
‘We look into all reports of unauthorized drone operations and investigate when appropriate,’ the FAA said in a statement.
The agency also noted that drone operators who endanger aircraft of pedestrians could be fined up to $75,000 and lose their drone operators’ pilot certificates.
Days later, the FBI confirmed they were investigating the drone activity.
The digital news site NJ.com spoke with Eric Kowal, a spokesman for Picatinny Arsenal, who said it is illegal to fly drones over the base without prior authorization. But he does not believe the drones pose an immediate threat.
‘From our standpoint we’re not alarming our residents and employees,’ he said.
‘The FBI are the experts on the threat. We don’t believe there to be a threat at this juncture.’
New Jersians are ‘unnerved’ by the incidents, telling reporters that they have seen drones hovering near their homes for hours at a time, sometimes in groups.
Walsh stated that he has seen up to eight drones at once.
Christian Kalweit, a small business owner from Mendham, said one of the drones he was was as big as a Cessna airplane.
‘All somebody needs to do is see the size… you’re not buying that off of Amazon or some hobby store,’ he told NJ.com.
He believes that the size is indicative of a military-grade aircraft.
For now, New Jersey residents can only guess who or what is behind the strange activity, as officials have not released any new information to explain their presence.
