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NJ drone sightings could be a 'classified exercise': former CIA officer

Anders Hagstrom
Fox News
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:28 UTC

Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman told "Fox News Live" the mysterious drone sightings are "extremely unsettling" as the public seeks answers.

Drones sightings across New Jersey have unsettled residents for weeks with no official explanations being offered. Ballman argued that circumstances around the drone sightings suggest it may be a U.S. operation.

"Deducing the statements from [National Security spokesman] John Kirby that these drones are not operating illegally, coupled with several op-eds that have been out there in the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, makes me think perhaps this is actually a classified exercise to test either evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas," Ballman said.

Ballman went on to say she would be "shocked" if the drones were related to the CIA, saying it is "not their mandate to operate in the United States." She added that she is "troubled" by why the U.S. government has not been forthcoming with information regarding the drones.

U.S. national security officials sought to dispel concerns about the mysterious drones flying over the Northeast in a recent call with reporters, one going as far as describing nationwide uneasiness as "a slight overreaction."

The call, attended by Fox News Digital Saturday, was hosted by senior Biden administration officials, including representatives from the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Security Council (NSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD).

The senior officials remained tight-lipped about the origins of the drones, which are still being investigated. The mysterious aircraft were first spotted flying above northern New Jersey in mid-November and have been repeatedly seen by thousands of residents over the past few weeks.

During the call with reporters, an FBI official said his agency has received 5,000 tips since the first mysterious drone was seen flying above the Garden State in November. Of those 5,000 tips, fewer than 100 warranted further investigation, the official said.

The FBI official added that investigators have found no evidence of large-scale unmanned drone activity despite the recent uptick in drone activity in recent weeks.

"We're doing our best to find the origin of that specific ... those drone activities," the official said. "But I think there has been a slight overreaction."

Echoing comments from the FBI representative, a DHS official noted that, while his agency is not dismissing all tips about the drones as non-credible, "the amount of actual drone activity is likely less than what's being reported."

Anders Hagstrom

Anders worked as a White House correspondent for the Daily Caller before joining Fox News Digital in 2022. There, he covered the opening months of former President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the fallout of the 2020 election. Since joining Fox, he has covered national politics extensively, including the 2022 midterm elections and President Biden's efforts to counter global adversaries like Russia and China. Anders also covers major breaking news events, such as the July 4 shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

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Buffalo_Ken · 2024-12-18T21:13:48Z

You know - there was a video posted by another poster here whose name begins with a "p" - parzival - I think it is about a fella tracking the whole downing of the plane in 2014 from Malaysia I think......you know the plane event that remains - "unknown".

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So - in the video there were some "balls" in other videos taken by other drones shown flying around the lost plane from 2014 - so my guess is the drones flying now - are not unrelated to that event - so spill the beans.

I seriously should have bookmarked that video but it is easily found and the one fella seemed concerned about the sophisticated weaponry and what that all means - but frankly - I could give a shit - I don't think it means anything different really - in a way - I think it means some little baby boys have some toys they don't know how to handle.

parzival · 2024-12-19T04:29:10Z

Buffalo_Ken Here's a link that shows what you described. The video is taken from satellite footage and what it shows is a worm hole opening up and the aircraft and its occupants disappear into it: [Link]

It's not the disappearance of the aircraft that is what is important here, it's the zero point energy that is revealed that is what is ultra important. Look up Zero Point Energy... They have it, humanity needs it out and available, NOW!

parzival · 2024-12-19T04:53:19Z

parzival Beyond Conventional Physics: Extended Electrodynamics, Lattice Confinement Fusion, Zero-Point Energy & Advanced Propulsion Ecosystemic Futures Resume [Link]
Ashton Forbes is quoted as saying about this podcast: "New podcast dropped Dec 12th with Hal Puthoff and other people from NASA and the Department of Energy. They’re talking about cold fusion, high frequency gravitational wave production, zero point energy extraction, modifying spacetime, etc. Hal even refutes the people who claim we can’t understand this ‘exotic’ technology. Humans can understand the physics. We are going to get full disclosure in our lives..."

By the way, Ashton surmises that the orbs surrounding the aircraft that disappeared was controlled by AI/Supercomputer

toipup1 · 2024-12-19T06:47:44Z

parzival thanks for that, i can remember that those few that saw crop circles being formed all reported orbs being responsible, we tend to think of aliens as being human like ect but why couldn't other highly evolved beings have gone past the physical but still interact with the physical

parzival ·

toipup1

· 2024-12-19T08:20:56Z

Dwoods44 · 2024-12-19T09:44:56Z

parzival thanks for the link and Merry Christmas and gratefullness to no nuclear war.

Dwoods44 · 2024-12-19T10:58:16Z

parzival Excellent podcast. A note: Hal Puthoff, who is on the panel, with Russell Targ, ran the Stanford Research Institute study of Remote Viewing for the CIA. This group also studied Uri Geller's abilities (telekinesis).

Dwoods44 · 2024-12-19T11:44:27Z

parzival For those interested, that is pretty deep scientific discussion of the current overt research, like "lattice confinement fusion" with the aim of smaller scale energy creation for powering space travel or whatever.

There is covert research that is not being discussed. Maybe this is a limited hangout discussion to bridge the public's understanding.

parzival · 2024-12-20T04:29:37Z

toipup1 Perhaps ourselves in the future...rather than "other."

parzival · 2024-12-20T04:31:08Z

Dwoods44 Merry Christmas brother! Keep your probing and inquiring mind alive, especially your curiosity! Merry Christmas & the Peace of God attend you in all things!

toipup1 ·

parzival

· 2024-12-20T04:52:16Z

Dwoods44 · 2024-12-20T11:28:52Z

parzival Merry Christmas to all and to all a good day.

Baybars · 2024-12-19T00:15:53Z

"Could be"?!? Keep guessing, why don't ya.

ReRan · 2024-12-19T02:14:20Z

Baybars Yes, there is a Santa Claus. With lots of elves flying around.

Baybars · 2024-12-19T14:47:18Z

ReRan And they are lost because nobody has fireplaces or chimneys any more thanks to the global warming scare.

What a messed up world this is LOL!!!

ReRan ·

Baybars

· 2024-12-19T18:00:56Z

sbc · 2024-12-19T04:24:59Z

They are training drone fleets / swarms for urban warfare. It's a no brainer.

Dwoods44 · 2024-12-19T06:49:30Z

This quote, "Deducing the statements from [National Security spokesman] John Kirby that these drones are not operating illegally ", could indicate that this "mystery" is a push for the FAA Reauthorization act that is supposed to be enacted in December 2024.

It includes Drone ID and "The Act extends and modifies existing authorities for the FAA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct counter-UAS testing, identify, track, and mitigate drones (Sections 904, 929, and 935)." C-UAS testing is conducted over urban areas, airports, military bases.

The C-UAS is connected to the DARPA program MFP, Mobile Force Protection. DARPA is the initiator for weapons programs, which are often successful, and then turned over to the MIC. The development is then authorized for Raytheon, etc. This could be their performance testing. It could also be prep for a false flag.

bah! me thinks these will attract meteors! and Fireballs! Hmm, vaguely remember a breakdown of a meteor hitting a smokestack somewhere in the...

FireH20

If the UN is going to demand access to Iran's nuclear stuff, they should do the same to Israhell.

ReRan

So, just how close are we to the cliff? Weeks, months or years?

ReRan

"The breakup is complete and accepted." Really???

ReRan

Iran may have simply learned the lesson - the US and Israel cannot be trusted.

ReRan

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