Congressman claims drones over New Jersey were launched by Iranian ‘mother ship’

Mysterious drone sightings across several counties in New Jersey during… Recent weeks It was launched by an Iranian “mother ship,” according to a congressman who spoke to Fox News on Wednesday. And while this seems like a completely bizarre claim given everything we know publicly at the moment, this isn’t just random nonsense on the internet. He is an elected leader in the United States who sits on powerful committees and claims to have sources he can trust.

The mysterious flying vehicles have flashing lights, and are sometimes described as being as large as a car. Walt Miller, the police chief in Evesham, New Jersey, held a press conference on Friday in which he said officers had received phone calls about UFOs. But it is unclear to most people who might be behind them.

At least it wasn’t clear until Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican from New Jersey, said Wednesday that he knew for sure what those things were. Representative Drew is a member of the US House Aviation Subcommittee and says he has credible information that these drones are from a hostile source.

“I have been introduced to people and from high-level sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, and I will tell you the real deal,” Van Drew said, beginning his remarks. Fox News While speaking with Harris Faulkner.

“Iran launched a mother ship, probably about a month ago, containing these drones. That mother ship is located off the east coast of the USA. They launched drones, and that’s all we could see and hear. “Again, this is from top sources, I don’t say this lightly.”

Rep. Van Drew then goes on to acknowledge that there is a “possibility” whatever these UFOs could be American, either amateur or operated by the US government, but insisted, “We know it’s not our government.”

“The third possibility is that someone, a hostile country, would do it. “Know that Iran has a deal with China to buy drones and motherships and technology moving forward,” Rep. Van Drew said. “My sources are good. They cannot reveal their identity because they are talking to me confidentially. These drones must be shot down.”

But although Rep. Van Drew insisted that he knew where these drones were coming from, he eventually began to hedge that they merely “could be” a mother ship from Iran.

“Whether it’s some crazy amateur that we can’t imagine, or whether it’s Iran — and I think it’s very likely that it is — they have to be shot down. We haven’t gotten the full deal and the military is on alert for this,” Rep. Van Drew said.

Rep. Van Drew has called for shooting down drones. But the Pentagon denied that these were Iranian drones during a press conference on Wednesday.

“At this time we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary,” the Pentagon’s deputy press secretary said. Sabrina Singh. “We will continue to monitor what is happening, but, as you know, our facilities were not threatened at any time when this activity occurred.”

Asked specifically by a reporter about the idea of ​​an Iranian mother ship, Singh reiterated: “There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there is no such thing as a mother ship launching drones toward the United States.”

Experts aren’t quite sure what to make of the wild claims that these may be from a hostile nation. As many people have pointed out on social media, these flying objects would likely have been intercepted one way or another very quickly if they were indeed operated by a foreign government.

“Regarding the mysterious drones in New Jersey appearing over military bases (among other locations), I think it is important to note that they are not being shot down or intercepted, although military bases would be allowed to do so for security reasons,” Fine-Greenwood wrote, The researcher, who has worked for years in the field of drones, said Tuesday Bluesky.

Whatever happens, it will be interesting to see if anyone in the intelligence community leaks any information to support any of Rep. Van Drew’s claims. Because so far we only have his word on the subject. While it is entirely possible that the Pentagon is lying about something, it would be strange if these were Iranians and no one came forward to leak this very important information.

“This isn’t just Jeff Van Drew… Oh, let us know let’s get on Harris’ show and say something outrageous,” Rep. Van Drew said of himself. “I’m telling you the direct deal from high-level individuals telling me this. The bottom line is they’re calling it out. They’re all over the country.”

Van Drew even insisted that the US government doesn’t have anything that advanced, another claim that seems a bit outrageous.

“We don’t even have anything like that. Our government, and certainly our amateurs don’t. So think about it. Not only do I have the information, but it also makes sense,” Rep. Van Drew said.