New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Wednesday that “very qualified” and “reliable” sources believe the mysterious drones populating the Garden State’s skies are from an Iranian “mother ship” that predates parked on the east coast of the USA.

“Here’s the real deal,” the Republican lawmaker told Fox News’ Harris Faulkner.

“I’m on the transportation committee and the aviation subcommittee and I’ve gotten to know people. And from very high-ranking sources, from very qualified sources, from very responsible sources. I’m telling you…Iran probably launched a mothership about a month ago containing these drones off the east coast of the United States of America.

For confidentiality reasons, Van Drew did not name the sources responsible for the information.

New Jersey leaders are speaking to DHS as unusual drone sightings are also now being reported over New York

U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who has announced he will switch from the Democratic to the Republican Party, speaks to the press as he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 19, 2019 . Direct current. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

“You know that Iran has made a deal with China to buy drones, motherships and technology to move forward…” he later added.

“…These drones should be shot down. Whether it was some crazy tinkerer that we can’t imagine, or whether it was Iran – and I think that could be very likely – they should be shot down. We’re not getting the full deal and the military is on alert about that.”

Van Drew’s claims come at a time when officials and citizens are demanding answers about the mysterious development, but major agencies, including the FBI, remain puzzled by the ordeal. The agency is investigating the sightings and is asking the public to report any drones seen.

A DRONE SIGHTING IS REPORTED OVER NEW JERSEY’S LARGEST RESERVOIR AS THE FED INVESTIGATES THE TOURING PHENOMENON

Drone sighting map for New Jersey. (Fox & Friends/Screengrab)

Footage of drones flying over houses at night with flashing lights and no apparent purpose has been circulating in the news. Some have been seen nightly in some areas and occasionally seen traveling in groups. Some are even said to be SUV-sized.

Drone sightings have also been reported on Staten Island new York.

New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to X last Thursday that “there is currently no known threat to the public.” State officials said they are taking the mysterious drone sightings “seriously.”

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Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report.