A former CIA employee has offered a scary theory behind the “extremely disturbing” number of drones appearing in the skies over the Northeast — as federal officials brush off public panic as an “overreaction.”
Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman pressured the federal government to be more transparent about mysterious drone sightingTheorizing that the disturbing incidents may be part of a “classified practice” instituted by the Biden administration, During an interview with Fox News Live On Saturday.
“Now who is behind this, citing statements made by John Kirby, who has said that these objects are not being operated illegally, as well as several op-eds that have come out in the last 24 hours about the need for this “Looking at our detection systems, I think it’s actually a classified exercise to test evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas,” Ballman said.
“In terms of why the federal government won’t be more forthcoming, I’m really troubled by that. If I were in a position to advise on this, I would say now is the time to be more transparent.
Scary drone sightings have sent New Jersey and New York residents into a frenzy for nearly a month — the shocking public crisis began with a sighting on Nov. 19.
Since then, the number of drone sightings has increased increased to approximately 1,000 In New Jersey alone, additional reports are coming in from across the country of the sudden appearance of mysterious flying objects in airspace, according to state officials.
However, the Feds have said that drone sightings are actually simply misidentified aircraft Like helicopters or Cessna planes, and pose no threat to people on the ground.
An FBI official offered a similar story Saturday during a call hosted by senior Biden administration officials, dismissing the nationwide frenzy. Fox News reported.
“We are doing our best to trace the origin of that specific…those drone activities,” the federal official said.
“But I think there’s been a little bit of an overreaction.”
He said the FBI has received 5,000 tips since the drones were first spotted in the Garden State – 100 of which require further investigation.
A Defense Department official said his agency had not gathered any intelligence suggesting the drones “were associated with any foreign actor or had malicious intent,” the outlet reported.
“We have not been able to locate or identify the operators or the location of origin,” the DOD official said.
Republican lawmakers, citing sources with high security clearance, have suggested that the drones were Chinese, Iranian or Russian.
However, the Pentagon has denied that any foreign country is behind the drones – which has been Seen flying near US military installations In New Jersey.
President-elect Donald Trump and several Republican members have called on the military shoot down drone For further inspection.
“Mysterious drones seen across the country. Can this really happen without the knowledge of our government? I don’t think so!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Tell the public, and now. Otherwise, shoot them!!!
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