The sightings have also sparked demands for more information from President-elect Donald Trump Democratic and Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and members of Congress as they gave rise to conspiracy theories
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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday reassured that the recent drone sightings along East Coast states are not a matter of concern.
“Nothing nefarious, apparently. We’re following it closely. So far no sense of danger,” Biden told reporters at the White House. His comments, which are one of the first about the matter, come after various government agencies guaranteed that increased unmanned aircraft sightings do not pose a threat to national security.
POTUS said that “there are a lot of authorized up there,” as he tried to allay fears among people living in East Coast states including California.
The sightings have also sparked demands for more information from President-elect Donald Trump Democratic and Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and members of Congress as they gave rise to conspiracy theories.
Residents of the US northeast have for weeks been reporting flights of unidentified drones, a phenomenon that has sparked worries over possible foreign involvement as well as accusations of a US government cover-up.
“We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast,” the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration said in a joint statement.
Top US officials have previously rejected any suggestion of foreign involvement – including far-fetched claims that the drones originated from an Iranian or Chinese “mothership” out at sea – even as public concern has mounted.
But video footage of recent mysterious airborne phenomena has continued to clog social media, with sightings reported in states including New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.
With inputs from AFP