Members of the House Intelligence Committee left a classified briefing on Tuesday largely satisfied that there was nothing nefarious behind the recent uptick in alleged drone sightings over New Jersey that have sparked concerns and speculation from the press, social media users, Congress and the president-elect in recent weeks.
Committee ranking member Jim Himes, D-Conn., told reporters following the briefing that there was zero evidence of any laws being broken by the alleged drones, and that government officials assured lawmakers there were no federal operations taking place over the New Jersey area.
“There are 800,000 registered drones in this country, and then millions and millions of unregistered drones. And so some combination of those things, and stars and Starlink satellites probably account for the vast majority of what people are seeing,” Himes said.
