Chris Christie saw drones over his New Jersey home amid mysterious reports

Add former Gov. Chris Christie to the list of New Jersey residents reporting mysterious “drone” sightings outside their homes.

As reports of strange lights in the sky in New Jersey and other northeastern states have sparked questions and concerns across the country, Christie said in an interview Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he believes a drone was in front of his own last week Having seen the house.

“That was a drone over my house and I’ve never seen anything like that before and I’ve lived in that house for 30 years,” Christie said.

The sightings have raised concerns about potential threats to public safety, with Christie and others saying more needs to be done to investigate the matter. Christie said he wants state police to have the authority to “shoot down these drones and find out why they’re doing what they’re doing.”

“You can see why people are concerned, and the lack of communication from the federal and state government is to blame here,” Christie said.

Federal authorities have tried to reassure Americans that the objects do not appear to function maliciously. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said such sightings largely do not appear to be drones at all.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas also said on ABC’s “This Week” that the federal government is assisting the New Jersey State Police in investigating the drone problem.

“I want to reassure the American public that we are there. “We are working in close coordination with state and local authorities,” Majorkas said.

Federal authorities found no evidence of foreign involvement in the drone flights, Majorkas said.

While acknowledging concerns about drones, Majorkas noted that more than a million drones are registered in the United States and thousands fly every day, suggesting such activity is normal and common. He also noted that the Federal Aviation Administration changed the rules in 2023 to allow drones to fly at night.

Majorkas said some of the sightings were actually manned aircraft, but added: “There is no question that drones are being sighted.”

Noting that drones have become an important part of commerce, law enforcement and other areas, Christie added: “We need to be able to operate in a safe manner, and we’re not doing that.”

President-elect Donald Trump recently joined the drone discussion with a social media post, calling on the government to provide more information.

“Let the public know, immediately. Otherwise shoot them!!!” Trump wrote.

Contributor: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY

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