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Dennis Donovan

(27,990 posts)
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:59 PM Dec 14

Officials give update on unidentified drone activity in New Jersey


Dec 14, 2024
Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) holds a press conference in Seaside Heights to provide updates to the public on the unidentified drone activity in New Jersey.
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Officials give update on unidentified drone activity in New Jersey (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 14 OP
Some transcript highlights: Dennis Donovan Dec 14 #1
thank you very much for posting transcript highlights! TommyT139 Dec 14 #3
I remember sagetea Dec 14 #7
oh, okay, THAT'S what this is all about... Think. Again. Dec 14 #2
Trump is probably salivating avebury Dec 14 #6
Freak folks out so that they will FalloutShelter Dec 14 #9
I, for one sagetea Dec 14 #4
These NJ officials are probably Trump voters and fans. Frasier Balzov Dec 14 #5
Police guy really talked up (R) Congressman Smith bucolic_frolic Dec 14 #8
Lets just shoot down all of these unidentified aerial vehicles Otto_Harper Dec 14 #10
You win the internet for the day! Mr.Bill Dec 14 #11
Oh no it was Santa on his sleigh. Irish_Dem Dec 14 #13
Demanding federal gov't help but he hates the federal gov't. Irish_Dem Dec 14 #12
Amazing Information. Baitball Blogger Dec 14 #14
That's the thing - they never saw a ship, just 50-or-so drones flying in from the ocean... Dennis Donovan Dec 14 #15
Anyone mention a possible Musk connection ? rickford66 Dec 14 #16

Dennis Donovan

(27,990 posts)
1. Some transcript highlights:
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:13 PM
Dec 14
they
1:36
described it as going around their drone
1:39
and traveling off at a high rate of
1:41
speed and reported to us that it was uh
1:44
they felt it was 60 miles an hour or
1:47
more and put it in perspective our
1:49
drones only go about 40 m an hour


we got notified by our 911 Center there
2:04
was concerned of a sighting in Island
2:07
Beach State Park we responded uh we met
2:11
a officer a certified New Jersey Law
2:14
officer not from our department from
2:16
another agency and that officer did an
2:18
excellent job she documented that's
2:21
where you're getting the reports of 50
2:23
drones coming off the ocean that's what
2:25
she reported seeing she was on duty at
2:28
the time and she reported reports that
2:30
she saw 50 drones coming from the ocean
2:33
to the mainland transversing the Airways
2:36
over Island Beach State Park going down
2:39
towards barate light and coming to the
2:41
Seaside area


They're not making it sound like this is mass hysteria.

sagetea

(1,453 posts)
7. I remember
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:44 PM
Dec 14

coming home from babysitting, nobody was home, this was Halloween. What was on the radio was 'War of the Worlds'. This was in '81-'82. I was freaking out and called my mother at work. she just started laughing, while fear tears were streaming. Then she told me the history of 'War of the Worlds'.

I shared that because I couldn't imagine the panic of something like that truly happening? I think we are pretty numb, to....well, pretty much everything!

This is all turned into a very dark comedy to me. It's so unbelievable, everything is unbelievable now.

sage

Think. Again.

(19,706 posts)
2. oh, okay, THAT'S what this is all about...
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:27 PM
Dec 14

...an attempt to expand local Law Enforcement Agency's powers.

avebury

(11,087 posts)
6. Trump is probably salivating
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:41 PM
Dec 14

at anything that might position him to take full control over the country.

FalloutShelter

(12,908 posts)
9. Freak folks out so that they will
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:44 PM
Dec 14

Go along with a State of emergency of Martial Law declared by TSF .

False flag. JMHO

sagetea

(1,453 posts)
4. I, for one
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:33 PM
Dec 14

am glad this is finally getting the attention it deserves. These aren't normal. But, why shouldn't they talk about it? Fugging t**mp won a second presidency! None of us thought that would happen! Why not have aliens sitting up there watching us!

I mean...come on! Sometimes, you just can't help laughing!

sage

Frasier Balzov

(3,622 posts)
5. These NJ officials are probably Trump voters and fans.
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:37 PM
Dec 14

But they're not making up these sightings so the Biden Administration looks bad, are they?

There's a reason the federal government has primary and/or exclusive jurisdiction over airborne traffic.

It's more or less the same reason the federal government has primary and/or exclusive jurisdiction over radio waves.

So it really is up to Washington to answer the riddle in a believable way.

But what an ignoble end to this currently run federal government, to have such a concern over a drone invasion persist.

It feels so much like a high-tech corollary to the unvetted migrant throughline.

Irish_Dem

(60,651 posts)
12. Demanding federal gov't help but he hates the federal gov't.
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 06:30 PM
Dec 14

These people don't like the federal gov't until they have their hands out for help.

Baitball Blogger

(48,664 posts)
14. Amazing Information.
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 06:33 PM
Dec 14

Thank you! it looks like NBC news is behind the times. No mention of the 50 drones that were coming off a ship.

Dennis Donovan

(27,990 posts)
15. That's the thing - they never saw a ship, just 50-or-so drones flying in from the ocean...
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 06:51 PM
Dec 14

The drones could have originated from the shore, flew out over the ocean and then came back and happened to fly over an observant cop. But the important part is it was a police officer, not a hysterical civilian, who made the sighting.

rickford66

(5,725 posts)
16. Anyone mention a possible Musk connection ?
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 11:24 PM
Dec 14

He has the capability, resources and motive to grab more power and make Democrats look bad.

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