Congressman Jeff Van Drew: New Jersey Drones Are From Iran; U.S. Defense Department: No They Aren't

Video 1:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-jersey-lawmaker-warns-drones-originate-iranian-mothership-shot-down

Video 2:
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1866931892676915654

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Sunfellow Mystery Drones Resource Page
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Pentagon Denies Lawmaker's Claim That New Jersey Drones Are From Iran
Rep. Jeff Van Drew called for drones to be shot down on 'Faulkner Focus'
By Taylor Penley
Fox News
December 11, 2024

https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-jersey-lawmaker-warns-drones-originate-iranian-mothership-shot-down

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Wednesday that "very qualified" and "reliable" sources believe the mystery drones populating the Garden State's skies are originating from an Iranian "mothership" parked off the U.S. East Coast, a claim the Pentagon subsequently denied.

"Here is the real deal," the GOP lawmaker told Fox News' Harris Faulkner.

"I'm on the Transportation Committee, on the Aviation Subcommittee, and I've gotten to know people. And from very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources. I'm going to tell you… Iran launched a mothership probably about a month ago that contains these drones. That mothership is off the east coast of the United States of America."

Van Drew did not provide the names of sources responsible for the information, citing confidentiality.

"You know that Iran made a deal with China to purchase drones, motherships and technology in order to go forward…" he added later.

"…These drones should be shot down. Whether it was some crazy hobbyist that we can't imagine, or whether it is Iran – and I think it very possibly could be – they should be shot down. We are not getting the full deal and the military is on alert with this."

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin asked Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh during a briefing today about Van Drew's allegations, and she said there was no truth to them.

"There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there's no so-called ‘mothership’ launching drones toward the United States," Singh said.

Van Drew's claims come as officials and state residents demand answers on the mysterious development, yet major agencies remain puzzled by the ordeal, including the FBI. The agency is investigating the sightings and have urged the public to report any drones they see.

Recordings of drones soaring over homes at night, with flashing lights and no apparent purpose, have circulated in the news. Some have been seen nightly in some areas, and have been spotted traveling in groups at times. Some are even said to be SUV-sized.

Drone sightings were also previously reported on Staten Island in New York.

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy posted to X last Thursday that "there is no known threat to the public at this time." State officials have said they are taking the mystery drone sightings "seriously."

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"These are apparently very, as I understand it, very sophisticated. The minute you get eyes on them, they go dark."

-- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

"If our government really doesn’t know what these giant drones are over New Jersey and our military bases, they’re even more incompetent than we thought. Time for them to level with us about what’s really going on."

-- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley @HawleyMO

"What I CAN report definitively is that SOME of the morphology of the units RECORDED is 'inconsistent with any conventional hardware' or 'traditionally propelled' aerial vehicles (that WE are currently aware of).

"Some ARE 'definitively consistent' with KNOWN designs - but are of unknown origin (unknown to those reporting to me)..."

-- Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell @JeremyCorbell

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See also:

UFOs: Pentagon Holds Classified Briefing On UAP Sightings, FBI Investigates NJ "Drone" Sightings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjBjbrJWsag

House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing On Unidentified Drones Swarming New Jersey
https://rumble.com/v5y6gcw-house-homeland-security-committee-holds-hearing-on-unidentified-drones-swar.html

UFOs and Extraterrestrials
https://www.sunfellow.com/ufos-extraterrestrials/

Sunfellow on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)
https://rumble.com/c/sunfellowufo