Julie Hayward
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Yes. So the FBI and other federal agencies have confirmed that there's an active ongoing investigation into what exactly is going on with these drones that people are seeing in the sky. It is happening. The latest information we have is that the federal government's actually sending specialized radar technology to local police departments in New Jersey. Okay, but at least they're on the case.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Have they said anything about whether they're a threat at all? So we've heard now repeatedly, both from federal officials as well as some state officials, for example, the New Jersey governor has said this as well, that the drones seemingly pose no public safety risk and that folks should remain calm. However, you'll often hear a little bit of a divide between local lawmakers and
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
There are some state senators, some reps, some mayors even, who have gone on the record and expressed a lot more concern over how safe people actually are.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Yeah, so right now the count is Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and Connecticut as well as New Jersey. So they're starting to pop up in other places other than New Jersey at this point. Folks just seem to be posting what they're seeing online. This is getting a lot of traction on social media. There are now Facebook groups.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
There are folks commenting, coming up with theories for what's going on with these drones. It's getting a lot of attention online.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
Definitely aliens. There are some people concerned that this is a national security threat, spies from foreign nations. You name it, someone has said it.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
That's a great question. This has been going on for weeks. I'm talking since mid-November. People in New Jersey originally were the ones to say that they were spotting drones in the air and nobody was really sure why. Part of why it's gaining so much traction now is that it's spreading outside of New Jersey. We're now having sightings in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, elsewhere.
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Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
And then on top of that, it's all the attention it's getting on social media as well. And then you also add to that the fact that you now have lawmakers who are talking about it. There was a hearing in Congress about it earlier this month. So people are now paying more attention, which is then sparking more interest and is fanning the flames more, so to speak.