Mystery drones flying over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> are coming from a &#8220;mothership&#8221; off the East Coast of the United States sent by Iran, a U.S. congressman asserted on Wednesday, citing &#8220;qualified sources.&#8221;
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) made the stunning claim during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday, a day after a senior FBI official <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-clueless-about-mystery-drones-flying-over-new-jersey-official-tells-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that the bureau was clueless about the sightings.
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BREAKING REPORT &#8211; DRONES OVER NEW JERSEY ARE FROM IRAN: Congressman Jeff Van Drew claims Iran has stationed a &quot;mothership&quot; off the U.S. East Coast, reportedly launching drones now flying over New Jersey. <a href="https://t.co/ayV8tYioXA">pic.twitter.com/ayV8tYioXA</a>
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&#8220;Here&#8217;s the real deal,&#8221; Van Drew said before noting that he sits on the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and he&#8217;s &#8220;gotten to know people.&#8221;
He said: &#8220;From very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, I&#8217;m going to tell you the real deal: Iran launched a mothership, probably about a month ago, that contains these drones.&#8221;
The &#8220;mothership&#8221; is located off the East Coast and has been launching the drones, Van Drew said, again citing his &#8220;high sources&#8221; and noting that he did not &#8220;say this lightly.&#8221;
Van Drew said there was a &#8220;probability&#8221; that the drones were coming from &#8220;our own government,&#8221; but he contended that is not the case &#8220;because they would have let us know.&#8221;
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The congressman also said the drones could have come from a &#8220;really glorified hobbyist or hobbyists that were doing something unbelievable,&#8221; but he stated they &#8220;don&#8217;t have the technology.&#8221;
Van Drew said Iran &#8220;made a deal with China to purchase drones, motherships, and technology.&#8221; He added that he cannot reveal his sources &#8220;because they are speaking to me in confidentiality.&#8221;
Drones have been spotted mainly over New Jersey but also in New York. The sightings have been reported near military sites, a power plant, and President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/drones-new-jersey-trump-bedminster-golf-course-fbi-20241206.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golf club</a> in Bedminster.
Van Drew, a former Democrat who decided to join the Republican Party while opposing the Ukraine-focused impeachment effort against Trump several years ago, said the drones &#8220;should be shot down.&#8221;
During the Tuesday hearing, an FBI official said the bureau was flummoxed by the sightings. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said a sheriff told him an officer saw 50 drones &#8220;come in off the ocean.&#8221;
Smith also spoke about a commanding officer in the Coast Guard claiming a 47-foot motor lifeboat &#8220;was followed by between 12 and 30 of these drones as they went through the water.&#8221;
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NJ Rep. Chris Smith to Military: Please Shoot Down One Of These Drones And Find Out What It Is
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&quot;I know you have the capability to identify and bring down drones. Why can’t you deploy them, at least to the ocean, bring one of these down, and… <a href="https://t.co/wtEmn34f5u">https://t.co/wtEmn34f5u</a> <a href="https://t.co/lDRBzQ41qt">pic.twitter.com/lDRBzQ41qt</a>
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The congressman said he asked about the rules of engagement, noting the officer would engage &#8220;if you&#8217;re fighting against a narco-trafficker or something,&#8221; and the officer said, &#8220;We don&#8217;t know, we don&#8217;t have any.&#8221;
Smith then recalled a &#8220;very good conversation&#8221; with the commanding officer at a joint base in his district, Col. Anthony Smith of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the 87th Air Base Wing.
&#8220;I said, &#8216;I know you have the capability &#8230; to identify and bring down drones. Why can’t you deploy them, at least to the ocean, bring one of these down, and find out who’s doing it? They have the capability.'&#8221;
Smith continued: &#8220;He said, &#8216;We don’t have the authority, only within the parameters of our base.&#8217; Well, there’s a national interest here. Our jets fly over the ocean all the time for training &#8230;&#8221;
The congressman said he wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, &#8220;asking that the capability that may be sitting in a closet somewhere — I know they use it all the time — but, you know, bring it out.&#8221;
Smith emphasized that he was not saying that the military needs to &#8220;share it&#8221; with the sheriffs,&#8221; but added, &#8220;It’d be nice.&#8221; He went on to say: &#8220;Just do it yourself in the interests of the American public.&#8221;
The Pentagon acknowledged on Wednesday that it was aware of reports about the sightings, but insisted that it did not know whether the drones had come from a U.S. adversary such as Iran.
&#8220;At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary,&#8221; Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh <a href="https://x.com/HighPeaks77/status/1866927532324401254" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters.
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PENTAGON: NO Evidence the drones are from a foreign entity or adversary. They are NOT US Military either. <a href="https://t.co/loGglbwcd2">pic.twitter.com/loGglbwcd2</a>
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Singh said the Pentagon will continue to monitor the flying objects, claimed that &#8220;at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring,&#8221; and denied they are U.S. military drones.
Asked about Van Drew&#8217;s comments, Singh said there was &#8220;no truth&#8221; to the claim and denied there being an &#8220;Iran ship off the coast of the United States&#8221; or a &#8220;mothership&#8221; launching drones towards the U.S.
When asked for comment about the suspected drone sightings over New Jersey, a U.S. Northern Command spokesperson shared the following statement with The Daily Wire:
<blockquote>&#8220;We are aware and monitoring the reports of unauthorized drone flights in the vicinity of military installations in New Jersey to include Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle, and we refer you to those installations for information on any efforts they are may be conducting to ensure the safety and security of their personnel and operations. Local law enforcement and the FBI are currently investigating.
U.S. Northern Command conducted a deliberate analysis of the events, in consultation with other military organizations and interagency partners, and at this time we have not been requested to assist with these events. If these incidents require additional DoD assistance, the Secretary of the Military Department or relevant DoD component head concerned can coordinate with USNORTHCOM for an enhanced or increased response. USNORTHCOM, in conjunction with our interagency partners, will continue to assess further information and is prepared to respond when asked or should the situation escalate to threaten any DoD installations
As Ms. Singh stated during the Pentagon press conference, there is no truth to the assertion regarding an Iranian mothership. Further, USNORTHCOM has no evidence or credible intelligence that any ship from either Iran or other known adversary is involved in any way with the recent reports of drone activity near the New York or New Jersey area.&#8221;</blockquote>

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