The US is deploying “additional resources” to solve the mystery of drone sightings

The federal government is “deploying additional resources” to combat the aerial drones that have raised concerns among East Coast residents – many in New Jersey – in recent weeks, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday.

“There’s no question that people are seeing drones,” he said on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. “I want to assure the American public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel and technology to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings.”

Mayorkas said more than 1 million drones are registered in the United States. A Chinese national living in Northern California was arrested last week on suspicion of flying a drone over restricted airspace – over the Vandenberg Space Force Base, Mayorkas said.

“It is our job to be vigilant,” he said. “If there is cause for concern and we identify foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate it to the American public. We are not aware of any of them at the moment.”

Last week, White House national security and communications adviser John Kirby said the drone sightings appeared to be manned aircraft, adding that there was no evidence that the sightings “posed a threat to national security or represented public security or had a connection with foreign countries.”

Kirby said the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI were working closely with state and local law enforcement to provide “numerous detection methods” to solve the mystery.

In recent weeks, people in New Jersey have reported drone sightings that have caught the attention of residents, politicians and even President-elect Donald Trump. Concerned witnesses have described clusters of lights and said they look like drones hovering over populated areas across the state. Sightings spread to New York and Maryland, but government officials were unable to reassure people.

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Some sightings may not be drones

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said such sightings largely do not appear to be drones at all. “In the past, we have experienced cases of mistaken identity where reported drones were actually manned aircraft or facilities,” the authorities said in a joint statement.

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The US is deploying “additional resources” to solve the mystery of drone sightings

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