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CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward. Cropping up on local news and social media sites around Thanksgiving, the saga of the drones reported over New Jersey has reached incredible heights. This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: Lawmakers are demanding (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what's behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers. New Jersey's new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X. But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they're looking into what's happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else. Some theorize the drones came from an Iranian mothership. Others think they are the Secret Service making sure President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster property is secure. Others worry about China. The deep state. And on. In the face of uncertainty, people have done what they do in 2024: Create a social media group. The Facebook page, New Jersey Mystery Drones — let’s solve it , has nearly 44,000 members, up from 39,000 late Thursday. People are posting their photo and video sightings, and the online commenters take it from there. One video shows a whitish light flying in a darkened sky, and one commenter concludes it’s otherworldly. “Straight up orbs,” the person says. Others weigh in to say it’s a plane or maybe a satellite. Another group called for hunting the drones literally, shooting them down like turkeys. (Do not shoot at anything in the sky, experts warn.) Trisha Bushey, 48, of Lebanon Township, New Jersey, lives near Round Valley Reservoir where there have been numerous sightings. She said she first posted photos online last month wondering what the objects were and became convinced they were drones when she saw how they moved and when her son showed her on a flight tracking site that no planes were around. Now she's glued to the Mystery Drones page, she said. “I find myself — instead of Christmas shopping or cleaning my house — checking it,” she said. She doesn't buy what the governor said, that the drones aren't a risk to public safety. Murphy told Biden on Friday that residents need answers. The federal Homeland Security Department and FBI also said in a joint statement they have no evidence that the sightings pose “a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” “How can you say it’s not posing a threat if you don’t know what it is?” she said. “I think that’s why so many people are uneasy.” Then there's the notion that people could misunderstand what they're seeing. William Austin is the president of Warren County Community College, which has a drone technology degree program, and is coincidentally located in one of the sighting hotspots. Austin says he has looked at videos of purported drones and that airplanes are being misidentified as drones. He cited an optical effect called parallax, which is the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different perspectives. Austin encouraged people to download flight and drone tracker apps so they can better understand what they're looking at. Nonetheless, people continue to come up with their own theories. “It represents the United States of America in 2024,” Austin said. “We’ve lost trust in our institutions, and we need it.” Federal officials echo Austin's view that many of the sightings are piloted aircraft such as planes and helicopters being mistaken for drones, according to lawmakers and Murphy. That's not really convincing for many, though, who are homing in on the sightings beyond just New Jersey and the East Coast, where others have reported seeing the objects. For Seph Divine, 34, another member of the drone hunting group who lives in Eugene, Oregon, it feels as if it’s up to citizen sleuths to solve the mystery. He said he tries to be a voice of reason, encouraging people to fact check their information, while also asking probing questions. “My main goal is I don’t want people to be caught up in the hysteria and I also want people to not just ignore it at the same time,” he said. “Whether or not it’s foreign military or some secret access program or something otherworldly, whatever it is, all I’m saying is it’s alarming that this is happening so suddenly and so consistently for hours at a time,” he added. Golden reported form Seattle.A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew is barred from UK
Fans of the BBC reality series Strictly Come Dancing have voiced their approval for the series’ latest elimination . In Sunday night’s (8 December) result’s show episode, the competition cut loose its 11th celebrity contestant, leaving just four remaining. Having come last in the public vote, Pete Wicks (of Towie fame) and Love Island star Tasha Ghouri faced each other in the dance-off, alongside their respective pro partners Jowita Przystal and Aljaž Škorjanec. Wicks and Przystal danced the Argentine Tango to “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve, while Ghouri repeated her waltz from the previous night, set to “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin. By unanimous decision, it was decided by the judges that Wicks would be leaving the show, sending Ghouri through to the grand final to compete against Chris McCausland, Sarah Hadland, and JB Gill. Wicks’s time on the series was not without controversy. The reality star proved a divisive figure with audiences, and was frequently targeted with criticism for remaining in the series at the expense of others. Fans of the series agreed with the decision, making their thoughts known on social media. “Pete’s gone we can finally do a HUGE sign of relief,” one person wrote. “Honestly this has to be the only decision I agree with this season,” remarked another. “As fun it has been watching Pete I feel like he peaked weeks ago and unfortunately with the people left he just hadn’t developed those skills to get up to their level.” “It’s right that Pete is the one going out tonight,” wrote a third. “but he’s such a lovely, lovely man I will really miss him.” In late November, Wicks said that he had received death threats from viewers unhappy about his continued presence on the series. “I am speechless every week, especially this week because I’ve tried my best,” he said on Sunday (1 December) after being announced as safe. “I’m just a bloke trying to learn stuff; the fact that I get to take Jowita to a semi-final means so much to me because she deserves it, she deserves everything. I just didn’t wanna let her down tonight by messing it up.” Speaking to host Tess Daly after his elmination, Wicks said: “It’s been wild. I’ve been quite honest about the fact that I didn’t necessarily want to do this [ Strictly ] in the first place, but everyone else wanted me to do it, and I am so, so glad that I did it! “You don’t always have to be the best, but if you enjoy something then why shouldn’t you have a go at it? I’ve tried my best from day one, I said I was in for a penny, in for a pound and I’ve done it, it’s been beautiful.”Where Will Enbridge Stock Be in 3 Years?
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