The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a temporary ban on drone flights New Jerseyciting ‘reasons for special protection.’
About 22 towns in central and northern New Jersey fall under the warning, which is in place until January 17.
Temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas include parts of Camden, Gloucester City, Winslow Township, Evesham, Hancock’s Bridge in Lower Alloways Township in Salem County, Westampton, Burlington, and Hamilton in Mercer County.
Drone flights are also prohibited in Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick, Metuchen, South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, Sewaren, Jersey City, Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Clifton, and Kearny.
The FAA warned that ‘lethal force’ could be used against drones that pose an ‘imminent security threat.’
Pilots who violate the law ‘may be arrested, detained, and questioned by the police.’
The ban comes a month after the first drone sightings in New Jersey, which began in mid-November near the President-elect. Donald TrumpThe Bedminster Golf Course is the Picatinny Arsenal of the US Army.
While residents and local authorities think that drones they are foreign enemies, a White House has stated several times that ‘he was not aware of any concern or national security or threat to public safety.’
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that people don’t know enough about people who love sports, airplanes, and even drones.
He realized that FBI received 5,000 drone sighting tips in recent weeks, of which 100 were deemed worthy of further investigation.
New Jersey residents in at least 22 municipalities are now banned from flying drones, recreationally or commercially, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Each small red circle in the image above, posted by the FAA, represents a statewide no-fly zone
“There are over 1 million drones that are legally registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States, and there are thousands of commercial and law enforcement drones that are legally in the sky every day,” Kirby told reporters.
Kirby then went into detail about what US officials believed to be in the sky, after looking at various clues – even saying the mysterious stars were part of the problem.
‘We estimate that what we’re seeing so far includes a mix of legitimate commercial drones, recreational drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and satellites that have been mistakenly reported as drones.’
“We have not identified any adverse or national security or public safety threats to the general airspace of New Jersey, or other states in the Northeast. The work is ongoing.’
“But I want to emphasize again, our assessment at this point is that the project represents commercial, law enforcement drones, all of which operate legally and legally and or aircraft,” he said.
Michael McCaul, R-Texas, dropped the bombshell on Tuesday, saying some of the unidentified aircraft were ‘spy drones’ from China.
The proposal came after it was revealed that the communist country had seized agricultural land near US military bases.
“We want answers, but the answer I’m getting is that we don’t know who these drones are,” McCaul said in front of the administration after briefing members of the House Judiciary Committee.
‘I had the administrator of NASA, Bill Nelson, him he said these drones were reported in military bases, military bases. I don’t think those are friendly. I think these are the critics,” he added.
While misidentification of civilian aircraft has become common amid growing public fears, reports from the US military and local police have reported similar sightings of ‘mystery drones’ (examples above) in New Jersey and other US states.
‘Me believe that they are spies and the PRC and communist China are very good at these things. We know that he bought land around the military base. This is very much in line with their policies over the past few years,” he said.
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham, whose town was not listed in the TFR, has been vocal in his criticism calling the federal response ‘disappointing, to say the least.’
“More than 500 mayors were invited to a “mayors only” meeting that had never been held before on such an important topic,” Mayor Melham told the local network. WABC price last week.
“Many of the mayors in northern NJ traveled about three hours back, recently, to be there,” he said, “to learn what could have easily been said on a Zoom call. Many walked out.’
Journalist and author Michael Shellenberger, who testified in Congress last month about his reports on a secret UFO data collection program, found footage of a meeting, where a NJ mayor complained about SUV-style drones.
“The mayors are angry,” Shellenberger told Fox News. ‘One of them stood there and said, ‘I had two car-sized drones flying over my house.’
The FAA warns that any pilots found operating in restricted areas are at risk of being confiscated, arrested, and questioned by law enforcement.
Regulatory actions, including civil penalties, suspension of certification or revocation of their drone license, or even prosecution, may be pursued.
