What are the drones over New Jersey? All the key theories so far from foreign spies to Project Blue Beam

Drone fever is sweeping New Jersey as new data shows residents have reported more than 1,000 sightings of the flying objects in the state in less than a month.

A total of some 964 incidents have been recorded since the first sighting on November 19 through December 13, according to statistics collected by the state emergency management agency and shared with authorities. New York Post.

But despite the surprising number of apparent sightings — which have prompted locals to shoot into the air and even led to the closure of an airport in neighboring New York — officials have yet to provide answers about who or what is behind the drones sit.

While the flashing objects continue circling the skies above New Jersey and beyond, theories about its source have spread in the homes of lawmakers and residents below — from Project Blue Beam to foreign conspiracies.

Iran

New Jersey lawmaker Jeff Van Drew made the stunning claim this week that Iran could be behind the mysterious drones.

The Republican told Fox News that the Middle Eastern power had launched a “mothership” stationed off the coast of the Garden State.

“These come from high sources,” he claimed. “I don’t say this lightly.” He then added that the drones should be “shot down” – something that is illegal under federal law and punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

However, the Pentagon immediately rejected this theory, saying there is no evidence the drones are the work of an adversary, and denying that an Iranian “mothership” lurks off the US coast.

Russia

White House officials have long noted how Russia and Iran are working together on the development of military drones, and Russia is also high on the list of foreign adversaries that experts speculate could be behind the latest wave of activity over New Jersey.

Intelligence analysts have hypothesized that the Kremlin could have sent the drones to the east coast as part of a mission related to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Retired police lieutenant and intelligence analyst Tim McMillan told DailyMail.com that suspicions had been raised because of the location of many sightings: Picatinny Arsenal, a major factory that produces ammunition supplied to Ukraine.

Lt. McMillan also noted that there were descriptions of the flying objects ‘sound exactly like Russian Orlan-10 drones’ – secret craft that fly in groups of three to five.

Meanwhile, US Army General Darryl Williams said the situation mirrors what has unfolded at US/NATO bases across Europe, which are also known to supply weapons to Ukraine.

Other foreign powers

Gordon Chang, a senior fellow at the conservative think tank Gatestone Institute and an expert on Chinese affairs, said the drones are likely the result of foreign powers spying on the US.

He said the drones appeared to be highly advanced and therefore were not operated by amateurs.

“These activities are too large and too well organized to be the work of hobbyists,” Chang said Fox Business on Saturday.

‘That leaves foreign powers. It could be Iran in relation to China, but it is clear that someone is trying to divert our attention.”

Chang suggested that while the drones themselves are disturbing, he was more concerned that they could be a distraction from a much larger threat.

‘What really worries me is what they might be doing elsewhere. It’s very possible we could get hit,” he told Fox.

Project Blue Beam

Social media has gone wild with conspiracy theorists who insist the alleged drones are linked to a chilling government plot.

Trump-supporting actress Roseanne Barr was among those touting the Project Blue Beam theory, which claims global elites plan to use advanced technology to orchestrate celestial events to manipulate the world’s population.

“Now you understand why I mention Project Blue Beam every week on my podcast…,” the 72-year-old wrote on X.

The theory dates back to the 1990s, but recently found new popularity online, when commentators like Barr claimed that the US government could stage an alien invasion as a pretext for imposing authoritarian rule.

An inside job

Others have also embraced the idea that the Biden administration could be behind the drone activity, given its refusal to provide reassuring answers amid the mounting crisis.

Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman revealed her chilling theory that the drones lighting up the skies of multiple states may be a “secret exercise.”

She told me Fox News Live that the drone sightings are “extremely disturbing,” and shared her theory that they may be part of a technological “test” orchestrated by the federal government.

Ballman said: “As for who is behind this, given the statements made by John Kirby, who has said these properties are not operating illegally.

‘Combined with the various opinion pieces that have appeared in the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, [it] makes me think this might be a covert exercise to test evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas.”

Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland, who said he recently witnessed “what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky” over his home for about 45 minutes, wondered why the government didn’t seem to do anything about it.

Express his grievances to the Financial timessaid Dodd, “We could shoot down a missile 5,000 miles away, but we can’t pinpoint where these drones are coming from?”

Dodd said he was ‘frustrated’ by the ‘little information about a serious problem’ and criticized the ‘complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government’ in an X-post.

Hobbyists

Americans have speculated that the aerial phenomenon could simply be due to amateur hobbyists bombarding residents with drones – although military experts have said the planes appear too advanced for that.

Famed podcaster Joe Rogan also reiterated the theory that it could be young, bored men who “fuck” people for fun.

“This is what the kids call ‘sus,'” Rogan posted on X.com, before offering his own theory.

“I’d rather believe it’s a collection of cells locked in a basement with ‘the man’ more than it’s aliens,” Rogan joked. ‘#iwanttobelieve.’

Rogan has long been a trusted source for interviews with investigative journalists reporting on UFOs, military witnesses and government whistleblowers. Rogan received more than 1.8 million views for the X-post about the ongoing drone crisis.

There are no drones

White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby has said the planes were involved not foreign – and they may not even be drones.

“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a threat to national security or public safety, or have any foreign connection,” Kirby told reporters Thursday.

“The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are investigating these sightings, and they are working closely with state and local law enforcement agencies to provide resources using numerous detection methods to better understand their origins,” Kirby said.

He said the agencies used “highly sophisticated electronic detection technologies” but “have not been able — and neither state nor local law enforcement — to confirm any of the reported visual sightings.”

“On the contrary, upon review of the available images, it appears that many of the reported sightings are in fact manned aircraft being operated legally,” he said, denying that the aircraft were even drones.