Tensions are escalating among the U.
S. Coast Guard personnel stationed in Barnegat Light, as they grapple with the Biden administration's dismissal of their accounts of an unexplained drone swarm tailing a Coast Guard rescue vessel earlier this month.
The incident, which began as a routine patrol, quickly morphed into a disconcerting encounter, prompting a clamor for answers and respect among the sailors.
According to Gateway Pundit, a Coast Guard member, who chose to remain anonymous, voiced his indignation to The New York Post over the administration's dismissive stance towards their firsthand experiences. "Its the implication thats insulting, the Guardsman stated. Its implying were making sh-t up, when the ones making up sh-t are down in Washington, D.C.
The incident in question involved an alleged fleet of 12 to 30 drones shadowing a 47-foot Coast Guard rescue vessel during an Atlantic Ocean patrol. The sailor recounted that the drones emerged abruptly around 9 p.m., kept pace with the vessel cruising at 20 knots, and maneuvered in a manner that no commercial aircraft could replicate.
Im terrible with measurements, but [the swarm] was about 80 to 100 feet above us. They had four propellers. Seven feet across. The flashing lights, like youve seen. The festive green, red, and white lights, the sailor described. He further emphasized, Commercial airplanes dont move like that.
Ive been out there [on the water] when planes were coming in for landings in New York, and trust me, you can tell the difference. Were not idiots, we know what drones look and sound like.
Despite these detailed accounts, federal officials, including White House spokesman John Kirby, have dismissed the reports. Kirby suggested that the sightings were likely misidentifications of manned aircraft, such as incoming airliners, helicopters, or even stars, asserting that forensic analysis did not indicate the presence of drones.
Having closely examined the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones.
We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast," according to the joint statement from DHS, FBI, FAA & DoD.
However, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has raised concerns over unidentified drones observed near U.S. military installations, suggesting they may be adversarial and likely of Chinese origin.
McCaul wrote, Probably not. I think theyre going to say they dont know. And thats a concern in and of itself, that if we have drones flying around military bases and we cant identify where they came from or whos responsible for them. I know there are a lot of commercial drones out there, and Secretary Mayorkas has talked about this.
He continued, Thats fine. But the ones flying over our military bases. By definition, I would say, are adversarial. We need to know who is behind that because I believe theyre spy drones. The PRC, Chinese Chinese China is very good at this stuff.
We know they bought land around military bases. This would be very consistent with their policy over the last couple of years.
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham (R) has also weighed in on the matter, suggesting that the drones may be linked to missing radioactive material. There wasand there isan alert thats out right now that radioactive material in New Jersey has gone missing.
On December second, it was a shipment. It arrived at its destination, the container was damaged, and it was empty. So potentially were looking for that, Melham said.
The dismissal of these accounts by the Biden administration, despite the detailed descriptions and concerns raised by the Coast Guard personnel and other officials, raises questions about the government's commitment to ensuring the safety and security of its military personnel.
The lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude towards these serious allegations only serve to fuel the growing discontent among the Coast Guard personnel and other concerned parties.
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