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A United States Senator from Connecticut said the mysterious drones recently seen flying over states in the mid-Atlantic region should be “shot down, if necessary.”
In an interview on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, said an intelligence analysis of the drones is needed and that the United States must act “more aggressively” against sightings that are they reported
“We should do a very smart intelligence analysis and get them out of the sky, especially if they’re flying over airports or military bases,” the senator said. “They should be shot down, if necessary, because they fly over sensitive areas.”
Blumenthal also said the lack of information about the drones, who they belong to and where they come from is “absolutely unacceptable.”
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, said the mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey in recent weeks, and more recently in Connecticut, should be “shot down, if necessary.” (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Their comments come as many large drones have been reported flying over New Jersey in recent weeks. Drones were also spotted for the first time in Blumenthal’s state on Thursday.
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said Thursday that many of the alleged drones detected recently are actually manned aircraft operating legally.
“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a threat to national security or public safety, or that they have a foreign nexus,” Kirby told reporters at the White House’s daily press briefing. . “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI is investigating these sightings, and are working closely with state and local law enforcement to provide resources using numerous detection methods to better understand their origin.”
Mysterious drones have been seen flying over the mid-Atlantic region of the United States in recent weeks. The chart above shows reported sightings as of Wednesday, December 11th. (Fox News)
Kirby also said that so far the investigation into the alleged drones has not revealed “any national security or malicious intent or criminal activity,” but admitted that the government is in the early stages of the investigation.
Blumenthal said his office is calling for a drone briefing, describing it as “absolutely necessary” for Congress and the American people, as many appear to be worried and scared.
“I’m listening to the constituents of the metro area New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, who are really terrified by these drones flying unidentified over airports and military bases,” he said.
A social media user said he filmed several would-be drones in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Thursday night. (Lucy Biggers)
The senator added that drones are causing a “level of fear, even terror” because people are concerned about surveillance and planes flying in the same airspace.
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He also encouraged Americans who want to use drones to buy ones made in the US rather than China, warning that they could be “surveillance data sources for other types of security threats.”
Several drones were seen flying over Bernardsville, New Jersey on December 5th. (Brian Glenn/TMX/AP)
“Drones Made in China they are a real and present (a) threat to the security of this country,” Blumenthal said. “We must stop using them.”
