Mystery NJ drones are coming from Iranian mothership offshore, congressman suggests: ‘Should be shot down’
A New Jersey congressman claimed Wednesday that the mystery drones over the Garden State are from Iran, and they’re being launched by a mothership parked off the East Coast.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican, said the drones “very possibly could be” from Iran, citing confidential sources during an appearance on Fox News Wednesday morning.
“These drones should be shot down,” he said, adding that “the military is on full alert with this.”
He did not reveal where he got the information. Van Drew, whose district includes most of the Jersey Shore, sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
“I’m going to tell you the real deal. Iran launched a mothership that contains these drones,” Van Drew said. “It’s off the East Coast of the United States of America. They’ve launched drones.”
“These are from high sources, I don’t say this lightly,” he added, categorically ruling out that the drones were being flown by hobbyists or the US government itself.
Van Drew’s startling claim comes as officials have continually told Americans that the drones pose no threat — even as the FBI has admitted it has no idea what they are or how to stop them.
The large drones have been spotted flitting across the night skies across New Jersey for weeks, baffling residents with mysterious arrays of flashing lights and seemingly aimless movements.
Sometimes the objects have been spotted flying in formation, and they’ve begun appearing across parts of New York, too.
Last Sunday alone, there were 49 reported sightings, mostly in New Jersey.
Their technology appears to be sophisticated. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy explained that every time officials begin trying to track them, the drones “go dark.”
Speculation about the objects’ origins has ranged from Chinese spy operations, to visitors from other planets, to top-secret experimental military tech operated by the US government itself.
