Reports of a mysterious drone over New Jersey began on November 18th. It didn’t take long for other residents in multiple states to claim to have witnessed similar events. Since then, the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, FAA, and Department of Defense have received more than 5,000 reports of drone sightings in the past few weeks alone. But they say only about 2% of events may require further investigation. And although it was not mentioned in the December 16th article, joint statementthis sighting definitely has nothing to do with a conspiracy theory called Project Blue Beam that has resurfaced online.
Monday’s press release said that after expert analysis of “technical data and information from concerned members of the public,” the majority of sightings were “legal commercial drones, hobbyist drones, law enforcement drones, and manned drones. It has already been determined that the crash was caused by a fixed-wing aircraft. , helicopter, star was incorrectly reported as a drone. Officials added that nothing “out of the ordinary” had yet been identified and they did not believe the incident posed a national or public safety risk.
The latest wave of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles began after residents reported seeing multiple drones flying over New Jersey. Similar sightings are now being recorded almost every night in states such as New York and Ohio, prompting bipartisan calls for an immediate investigation into the matter. politicians and governors of some states New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew went so far as to claim that drones are controlled by drones, while others have even argued that they could pose a national security threat. Iran’s “mother ship” Off the east coast. (it’s not.)
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— Joanne Cuomo (@JoanneCuomo) December 16, 2024
If history is any guide, the explanation behind the sudden spike in sightings may be more mundane. as 404 Media On Dec. 12, he explained that a nearly similar situation occurred across Colorado during the winter of 2019-2020. event almost choked up Starlink satellite constellations, low-flying aircraft, hobbyists, and even, ironically, remote control devices deployed by law enforcement to investigate the original report.
Aerial sighting of ‘mass hysteria’ UFO panic 1940s and 50s or Orson Welles’ famous space war radio broadcast panic For example, in the late 19th century, thousands of Americans later becamebig wave of airship” 1896-1897. Never mind that the technological capabilities of the time prevented anything of that magnitude from existing.
Modernization does not make some people more susceptible to such influences. If anything, it may be made worse by the internet being flooded with misinformation from malicious actors and ignorant influencers. A prominent right-wing columnist was previously fired. buzzfeed Because there was plagiarism claimed without evidence The United States is secretly using experimental drones to locate missing nuclear weapons and radioactive waste. Meanwhile, Joe Rogan has also recently repeated the theory on his popular podcast.
and, project blue beam. Project Blue Beam, first publicized in 1994 by Canadian conspiracy theorist Serge Monast, falsely claims that an international conspiracy is planning a fake extraterrestrial invasion. Once deployed, nefarious New World Order governments will use it to help replace the world’s Abrahamic religions with totalitarian New Age belief systems. Former InfoWars head Alex Jones’ favorite theory is that recent drone sightings have prompted at least one prominent Trump supporter to say, revive unsubstantiated conspiracy theories on social media.
While it may seem relatively unexciting, there is no evidence to support a link between holiday drone sightings and nuclear cover-ups, engineered alien invasions, Iran, or anything else heinous. If anything, the reports indicate that the public’s ongoing fear of drones simply reflects America’s long tradition of mass panic.
