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Drone detectors in New Jersey have found ‘little or no evidence’ of wrongdoing, governor says

This photo shows the evening sky and points of light near in Lebanon Township, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Trisha Bushey via AP

TRENTON, N.J. — Drone-detecting devices deployed in New Jersey in the past week have found “little to no evidence” of anything nefarious or threatening, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday as calls grew for action to address the mysterious nighttime sightings of suspected unmanned flights across the northeastern U.S.

Murphy told reporters in Trenton that there were 12 sightings of suspected drones in the state on Saturday and one on Sunday. He declined to go into detail about the detection equipment, but said it was powerful enough to disable the drones, although he added that is not legal on U.S. soil.

Murphy, a Democrat, echoed calls by officials in other states for Congress to give them more authority to deal with drones. Nearly all the power now rests with the federal government.

“It is extraordinary to me that, that a nation as great as ours and as powerful as ours has the deficiencies that we have now seen in living color as it relates to drone incursions,” Murphy said.

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