Reuters on December 13 quoted a joint statement from the FBI and DHS saying that “it appears that many of the sightings and reports are actually manned aircraft, operating legally, and there have been no recorded cases of UAVs entering the air.” forbidden section”.
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White House spokesman John Kirby said federal agencies are investigating the incident in cooperation with local law enforcement. He said most of the incidents involved aircraft operating legally. “While no malicious activity was recorded, the incidents reported there demonstrated a jurisdictional vacuum,” said Kirby. The spokesman reiterated the White House’s call for Congress to pass legislation expanding the authority of authorities to identify and respond to UAVs that threaten critical infrastructure.
White House spokesman John Kirby at a press conference on December 12
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that they began receiving reports of UAV activity near Morris County (New Jersey) on November 18. The Pentagon said an initial assessment showed the UAVs were not from another country and that the military did not shoot them down because they did not pose a threat to military installations. On December 11, senators representing the states of New Jersey and New York sent a letter to the heads of the FBI, DHS and FAA asking for information on how these agencies handled the above cases.
