Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas offered a possible explanation for the recent uptick of drone encounters along the Eastern Seaboard—particularly in the skies above New Jersey—which have prompted concern among residents and lawmakers.
Reports of drone sightings across New Jersey and neighboring states, he said Sunday, may be the result of a rule change by the Federal Aviation Administration.
“In September of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night,” Mayorkas told ABC News' This Week. “And that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk.”
The FBI says that it has received over 3,000 tips related to the drone sightings in past weeks, most of which occurred at night. On social media, users have begun sharing videos of what they suspect to be drones. Some of these clips, however, merely captured airplanes or normal aircraft activity.
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