From England, to Tajikistan, and now to New Jersey . . . they just keep showing up in the oddest places, and mostly near military installations. But we keep hearing that, while they’re as yet “unidentified,” they don’t pose any threat to the public.

Oh, come on now, you guys! Does every single person in the world have “STUPID” written across their foreheads? Really??!!!

At the risk of repeating myself too often, I will say it once more: Either someone in authority knows what they are and where they’re from, or they do pose at least a potential risk of some sort.

Now, I am not saying I’m in agreement with U.S. Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who claims he has heard from “high sources” that the recent objects buzzing his state were from an Iranian “mothership” in the Atlantic:

“That mothership … is off the East Coast of the United States of America. They’ve launched drones into everything that we can see or hear. These are from high sources. I don’t say this lightly.” He added that they should be “shot down.” [Bernd Debusmann Jr., BBC News, December 12, 2024.]

Well, at least he didn’t blame the Russians for this one . . . which is too bad, in a way, because we do always love hearing from the inimitable Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. Oh, well . . . sorry, Dima. Maybe next time.

But getting back to the “Iranian mothership,” Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said flatly on Wednesday:

“There is no truth to that. There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there’s no so-called mothership launching drones towards the United States . . . these are not drones coming from a foreign entity or adversary.” [Id.]

And White House national security spokesman John Kirby added today that there is “no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” [Id.]

In fact, Kirby added, many of the sightings are manned aircraft being operated lawfully, and none have thus far been reported in restricted airspace.

Excuse me . . . did he say “manned”??!!!

But then he also said:

“While there is no known malicious activity occurring, the reported sightings there do, however, highlight a gap. So we urge Congress to pass important legislation that will extend and expand existing counter-drone authorities so that we are better prepared to identify and mitigate any potential threats to airports or other critical infrastructure.” [Id.]

How very reassuring. That should only take Congress . . . what? . . . five or ten years.

There have been dozens of sightings since November 18th — as many as 49 reported on Sunday alone — some over a sensitive military research facility, and others near Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf course. But New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said they don’t appear to pose a public safety concern. [Id.]

Aha! Over Trump’s golf course, eh? Maybe we can just blame the Democrats!

Assistant Director Robert Wheeler, Jr. of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday:

“I don’t have an answer of who’s responsible. But we’re actively investigating.” [Id.]

More comforting news.

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On the other hand, however, New Jersey Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia, who was briefed by Homeland Security yesterday, stated that the Pentagon’s assertion that there is no known or credible threat is “incredibly misleading.” She said the drones appear to avoid detection by traditional methods such as helicopter and radio, travel with lights turned off, and “operate in a co-ordinated manner.” [Id.]

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So let me get this straight. Is there, or isn’t there, anything concerning about these UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena)? If we’re not “all that well-prepared to identify and mitigate any potential threats,” then how do we know there aren’t any threats? And if “many” of them have allegedly been identified, what about the rest that haven’t?

Now, I most certainly do not subscribe to the UFOlogists’ School of Paranoid Delusions, wherein everything floating above ground level is presumed to be from another dimension. The odds are strongly in favor of these drones being man-made. But again . . . by whom, and for what purpose? If they’re “friendly,” most likely experimental, why not just say so, without revealing any details we wouldn’t want our enemies to know? Or why not simply test them far from sensitive or populated areas, where there would be no one to see them but a few bears and coyotes?

Unless, of course, those “bears” are really extraterrestrials in big fur coats . . .

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
12/12/24