Drones aren’t allowed to fly in what authorities are calling “National Defense Airspace” until Jan. 17, the FAA said. Federal state officials said they are continuing to investigate the source of the drones with the temporary flight restrictions in place.
The FAA couldn’t be immediately reached for more information on Thursday morning.
In addition to Picatinny Arsenal and Bedminster — where President-elect Donald Trump has his golf course and spends time in the summer — drones are temporarily off-limits above the following locations:
- Hamilton (Mercer County)
- Bridgewater
- North Brunswick
- Cedar Grove
- Metuchen
- Evesham
- Camden
- Gloucester City
- Westampton
- South Brunswick
- Edison
- Branchburg
- Sewaren section of Woodbridge
- Jersey City
- Harrison (Hudson County)
- Elizabeth
- Bayonne
- Winslow
- Burlington
- Clifton
- Hancock’s Bride section of Lower Alloways Creek Township
- Kearny
The FBI said last week it had received more than 3,000 reports of alleged drone sightings in the Garden State since it began investigating earlier this month, though federal officials now believe many were airplanes or helicopters mistaken for drones. Some of the sightings have been reported bylaw enforcement and military officials.
The White House, FBI, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security said last week many of the sightings are people mistaking ordinary aircraft for drones. That led to stunned reactions by many officials in New Jersey who felt the federal government was telling them they were simply seeing things.
During atelevision interview Sunday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas clarified there is “no question” that some of the objects are drones and the federal government “deployed additional resources, personnel, and technology to assist the New Jersey State Police” to address the sightings.
The latest drone sighting conspiracy theory about a search for missing nuclear material has also been debunked by federal and state officials.
Recreational drones must be flown under 400 feet. Anyone flying a drone at night must have drone pilot certificate and the drone must be equipped with required lights. It is illegal to shoot at a drone — or any aircraft.
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