{"id":2379724,"date":"2024-12-13T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concerning-drone-sightings-spread-to-connecticut\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:51:04","slug":"concerning-drone-sightings-spread-to-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concerning-drone-sightings-spread-to-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerning Drone Sightings Spread to Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconcerning-drone-sightings-spread-to-connecticut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In recent\u200b weeks, \u2063New\u2064 Jersey has seen \u200ban \u200cincrease in complaints regarding drone sightings, which have now spread to neighboring Connecticut. Residents\u2063 in Fairfield reported observing these drones, leading Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to call for federal intervention, emphasizing the need for intelligence analysis and, \u200dif necessary,\u200c shooting them down when they threaten sensitive areas like airports\u200c and military installations. <\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal expressed frustration over the federal government&#8217;s lack of response, citing the fear these sightings \u2062instill in the public. Simultaneously occurring,New Jersey Assembly member \u2062Dawn Fantasia criticized a recent briefing that provided \u2063little information about the situation,stating that\u200c there is a misleading notion of no credible threats. She also highlighted \u2062the urgency \u200dfor military involvement, suggesting that the Coast Guard may take action, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-cafeteria-workers-could-lose-their-jobs-because-democrats-wont-show-up-to-work\/\" title=\"Senate Cafeteria Workers Could Lose Their Jobs Because Democrats Won\u2019t Show Up to Work\">details remain unclear<\/a>. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Residents \u200chave reported numerous\u200c sightings \u2064of large drones operating in coordinated\u200c patterns, frequently \u2063enough flying \u2064at night and avoiding \u200ddetection methods. This has left local officials and federal agencies perplexed, with the Pentagon dismissing rumors \u200cof foreign interference and asserting that there is\u200b currently no evidence \u2063suggesting these sightings pose\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security threat<\/a>. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security \u200care investigating the situation to \u2064determine\u200c the\u200d nature of the reported drones.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After weeks of complaints about drone sightings in New Jersey, Connecticut residents are now reporting drones overhead.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, residents of Fairfield, Connecticut, said drones had appeared in the sky, prompting Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal to call for federal officials to do something, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-blumenthal-says-mysterious-drones-spotted-recently-shot-down-necessary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should be doing some very smart intelligence analysis and take them out of the skies, especially if they&rsquo;re flying over airports or military bases,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They should be shot down, if necessary, because they&rsquo;re flying over sensitive areas,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal said that because the drones are causing a &ldquo;level of fear, even terror&rdquo; the lack of a federal response is &ldquo;absolutely unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DawnFantasia_NJ\/status\/1866896860578717994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, &nbsp;New Jersey Assembly member Dawn Fantasia sounded off about a Wednesday briefing that she criticized for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jersey-residents-disturbed-mysterious-objects-appearing-sky-night-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lack<\/a> of information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know nothing. PERIOD. To state that there is no known or credible threat is incredibly misleading, and I informed all officials of that sentiment.,&rdquo; she wrote, noting that state officials cannot deal with the problem under law, which reserves defending airspace to the federal government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just left the New Jersey State Police HQ following the briefing of New Jersey State Legislators relating to the unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey.<br \/> Might I add &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMurphy?\">@GovMurphy<\/a><br \/>  was not present. My notes are organized following my take below on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>1. We know&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPnFGd5g5u\">pic.twitter.com\/kPnFGd5g5u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dawn Fantasia (@DawnFantasia_NJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DawnFantasia_NJ\/status\/1866896860578717994?\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, I believe military intervention is the only path forward. There will be no answers in the absence of proactivity,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The US Coast Guard seems to be the most likely to intervene based upon our briefing, but even that component was shrouded in mystery,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She then summarized what New Jersey residents have reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reported on 11\/18, with sightings occurring every night since then, from dusk until 11 PM (6&ndash;7 hours). Frequency: Reports range from 4 to 180 sightings per night. Description: Large drones (up to 6 ft in diameter). Operate in a coordinated manner. Lights are turned off, making them difficult to detect. Appear to avoid detection by traditional methods (e.g., helicopters, radio frequencies). Not identified as hobbyist drones or related to DHS,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How are dozens of SUV-sized drones flying over New Jersey on a nightly basis and nobody in our government knows where they&rsquo;re coming from or what they&rsquo;re doing?<\/p>\n<p>FBI, Congress, local officials &ndash; all baffled.<\/p>\n<p>And no one is even talking about it?<\/p>\n<p>WHAT?!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ldNDqF94Y\">pic.twitter.com\/7ldNDqF94Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Kevin Harlan Effect (@KevHarlanEffect) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevHarlanEffect\/status\/1866675607045648850?\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal officials are soft-pedaling the concerns and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-reveals-iranian-mothership-intruding-us-says-trump-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumors<\/a> that have emerged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there&rsquo;s no so-called &lsquo;mothership&rsquo; launching drones toward the United States,&rdquo; Pentagon representative Sabrina Singh said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/drones-spotted-connecticut-sky-latest-phenomenon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said the New Jersey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pentagon-seriously-considering-allowing-ai-enabled-drones-autonomously-target-humans-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sightings<\/a> are actually aircraft going about legal operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no evidence at this time that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-no-evidence-reported-drone-flights-pose-threat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House says &#039;no evidence&#039; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-times-person-of-the-year-interview-trump-details-plans-to-use-the-military-to-deport-migrants-and-u-s-aid-to-ukraine-to-negotiate-end-of-war-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In Time\u2019s Person of the Year interview, Trump details plans to use the military to deport migrants and U.S. aid to Ukraine to negotiate end of war - Washington Examiner\">reported drone flights<\/a> pose threat &#8211; Washington Examiner&#8221;>reported drone sightings pose<\/a> a national security or a public safety threat or have a foreign nexus,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said the agencies would continue to &ldquo;investigate this situation and confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or otherwise inaccurate sightings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Thursday, Fairfield residents noted the presence of drones in the sky, leading Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to urge federal authorities to take action. He stated, \u201cWe need to conduct thorough intelligence analysis and remove them from the airspace, especially if they are flying over airports or military installations.\u201d He emphasized that these drones should be shot down if necessary due to their operation over sensitive areas. Blumenthal expressed that the ongoing fear caused by these drones and the lack of a federal response is \u201ccompletely unacceptable.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Assembly member Dawn Fantasia criticized a recent briefing for providing insufficient information about the situation. She remarked on X that officials have not disclosed any credible threats and highlighted that state authorities cannot address this issue as airspace defense falls under federal jurisdiction. Following her attendance at a briefing with New Jersey State Police regarding unexplained drone sightings, she noted Governor Murphy&#8217;s absence and shared her organized notes on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Fantasia believes military intervention may be necessary moving forward since proactive measures are lacking. She mentioned that based on their briefing, it seems likely that the US Coast Guard would intervene but details remain unclear. She summarized reports from New Jersey residents indicating frequent sightings of large drones operating in coordinated patterns without lights from dusk until 11 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Despite growing concerns about these drone activities, federal officials have downplayed rumors surrounding them. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh confirmed there is no Iranian ship off the US coast or any &#8220;mothership&#8221; launching drones towards America. White House National Security adviser John Kirby stated there\u2019s no evidence suggesting these reported drone sightings pose a national security threat or involve foreign entities. 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