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| The FBI leads an interagency investigation that includes the DHS, various state police agencies after initially only the ], and the ].<ref name="Newsweek NY Drones Brooklyn 2024-12-10">{{cite news |last1=Nicholls |first1=Flynn |date=2024-12-10 |title=FBI Issues Statement as Mystery Drone Sightings Reach New York |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-issues-statement-mystery-drone-sightings-reach-new-york-1998614 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=] |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210235712/https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-issues-statement-mystery-drone-sightings-reach-new-york-1998614 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Forbes drones Trump 2024-12-13">{{Cite news |last=Pastis |first=Stephen |date=2024-12-14 |title=Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Weighs In As More Sightings Reported (Updating) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/13/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-trump-weighs-in-as-more-sightings-reported-updating/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182320/https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/13/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-trump-weighs-in-as-more-sightings-reported-updating/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Officials have acknowledged uncertainty regarding the sightings. On December 10, the FBI told congress that despite collecting over 3,000 reports from the public via a tip line, investigators had not determined a full explanation.<ref name="McDougall Drones 2024-12-17">{{Cite web |last=McDougall |first=AJ |date=2024-12-11 |title=More than 3K mystery drone sightings reported to FBI |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/more-than-3k-mystery-drone-sightings-reported-to-fbi.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBS Drones MD 2024-12-17">{{Cite web |last=Hellgren |first=Mike |date=2024-12-15 |title=Maryland woman records "bizarre" large drones as federal response frustrates state leaders – CBS Baltimore |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-drone-sightings-hogan-harris-frustrated-federal-response-drones-mystery-ufo/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="CBS What's Known 2024-12-13">{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Eleanor |date=2024-12-13 |title=What do we know about mystery drones flying over New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania? – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drones-new-jersey-what-we-know/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Local law enforcement officials voiced concerns over drones' potentially "nefarious" nature.<ref name="NYT NJ Drones 2024-12-7" /><ref name="News12 NJ Drones 2024-12-06">{{cite news |last1=Murdoch |first1=Jim |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Officials: More drones spotted across New Jersey, this time at the Jersey Shore |url=https://newjersey.news12.com/officials-more-drones-spotted-across-new-jersey-this-time-at-the-jersey-shore |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=News 12}}</ref> | The FBI leads an interagency investigation that includes the DHS, various state police agencies after initially only the ], and the ].<ref name="Newsweek NY Drones Brooklyn 2024-12-10">{{cite news |last1=Nicholls |first1=Flynn |date=2024-12-10 |title=FBI Issues Statement as Mystery Drone Sightings Reach New York |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-issues-statement-mystery-drone-sightings-reach-new-york-1998614 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=] |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210235712/https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-issues-statement-mystery-drone-sightings-reach-new-york-1998614 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Forbes drones Trump 2024-12-13">{{Cite news |last=Pastis |first=Stephen |date=2024-12-14 |title=Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Weighs In As More Sightings Reported (Updating) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/13/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-trump-weighs-in-as-more-sightings-reported-updating/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182320/https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/13/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-trump-weighs-in-as-more-sightings-reported-updating/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Officials have acknowledged uncertainty regarding the sightings. On December 10, the FBI told congress that despite collecting over 3,000 reports from the public via a tip line, investigators had not determined a full explanation.<ref name="McDougall Drones 2024-12-17">{{Cite web |last=McDougall |first=AJ |date=2024-12-11 |title=More than 3K mystery drone sightings reported to FBI |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/more-than-3k-mystery-drone-sightings-reported-to-fbi.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBS Drones MD 2024-12-17">{{Cite web |last=Hellgren |first=Mike |date=2024-12-15 |title=Maryland woman records "bizarre" large drones as federal response frustrates state leaders – CBS Baltimore |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-drone-sightings-hogan-harris-frustrated-federal-response-drones-mystery-ufo/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="CBS What's Known 2024-12-13">{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Eleanor |date=2024-12-13 |title=What do we know about mystery drones flying over New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania? – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drones-new-jersey-what-we-know/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Local law enforcement officials voiced concerns over drones' potentially "nefarious" nature. <ref name="NYT NJ Drones 2024-12-7">{{cite news |last=McFadden |first=Alyce |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Unidentified Drones Light Up New Jersey's Skies, Baffling Residents |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/nyregion/new-jersey-drones.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208011549/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/nyregion/new-jersey-drones.html |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> <ref name="News12 NJ Drones 2024-12-06">{{cite news |last1=Murdoch |first1=Jim |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Officials: More drones spotted across New Jersey, this time at the Jersey Shore |url=https://newjersey.news12.com/officials-more-drones-spotted-across-new-jersey-this-time-at-the-jersey-shore |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=News 12}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 24 December 2024
2024 drone sightings refers to sightings of unidentified drones in late 2024, during which there was a large wave of reported sightings.
Europe
West Europe
United Kingdom
Some news outlets claimed that there were increased sightings over US military bases in the United Kingdom.
Germany
The US military confirmed increased sightings around bases in Germany. This included Ramstein Air Base. These sightings were reported in the newsmagazine Der Spiegel, as well as various US and UK news publications.
North America
Nurmerous reports have indicated thousands of possible drone sightings in the USA.
Government response
United States
The FBI leads an interagency investigation that includes the DHS, various state police agencies after initially only the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Officials have acknowledged uncertainty regarding the sightings. On December 10, the FBI told congress that despite collecting over 3,000 reports from the public via a tip line, investigators had not determined a full explanation. Local law enforcement officials voiced concerns over drones' potentially "nefarious" nature.
See also
Reference
- EXCLUSIVE: The drone map of Great Britain: Our interactive guide shows how sightings are pouring in as US airbases are buzzed in UK and New Jersey is hit by UFO panic, Dece,ber 23, 2024,dailymail.com
- Ramstein Air Base confirms unauthorized drone activity earlier this month, By JENNIFER H. SVAN, STARS AND STRIPES, December 16, 2024.
- More Small Drones: Air Force Bases in Ohio, Utah, Germany All Report Sightings Dec. 17, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Air and Space Forces Magazine.
- U.S. military confirms drone sightings at air base in Germany, By Andreas Rinke and Rachel More, December 13, 2024, Reuters.
- Unidentified drones spotted over US air base in Germany, report says Guardian, Dec 13, 2024.
- Nicholls, Flynn (2024-12-10). "FBI Issues Statement as Mystery Drone Sightings Reach New York". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- Pastis, Stephen (2024-12-14). "Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Trump Weighs In As More Sightings Reported (Updating)". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- McDougall, AJ (2024-12-11). "More than 3K mystery drone sightings reported to FBI". nj. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- Hellgren, Mike (2024-12-15). "Maryland woman records "bizarre" large drones as federal response frustrates state leaders – CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- Watson, Eleanor (2024-12-13). "What do we know about mystery drones flying over New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania? – CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- McFadden, Alyce (December 7, 2024). "Unidentified Drones Light Up New Jersey's Skies, Baffling Residents". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- Murdoch, Jim (December 6, 2024). "Officials: More drones spotted across New Jersey, this time at the Jersey Shore". News 12. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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