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Most of the 5K drone reports are planes, hobbyists and stars, feds say
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- krapp 2y ago... Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones. We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast.[0] [0]https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/12/16/dhs-fbi-faa-dod-joint-statement-ongoing-response-reported-drone-sightings https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/12/16/dhs-fbi-faa-dod-joint-st... TL;DR those aren't interdimensional space elves cunningly disguising themselves as conventional aircraft, they're just conventional aircraft.