The detention of two people on an island in Boston Harbor on Saturday night, which caused a national outcry over unexplained uavs being spotted along the , East Coast , led to a charge of flying devices too near to Logan.
However, elected officials from all over the nation stepped up their requirements for answers, despite the Biden administration’s claim that there was nothing to worry about. Despite the fact that there are few particulars to the reports of the observations, which have enraged so many people, the rejections came.
” There’s a lot of us who are pretty frustrated right now”, said Rep.  , Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the , House Intelligence Committee, during an appearance on” Fox News Sunday”.
” ‘ We don’t know’ is not a good sufficient reply”, he said.
People in more than half-a-dozen states report seeing unknown flying objects near their homes and hovering curiously near to , U. S.  , defense assets, with , some supposed sightings , around  , New Jersey  , over the last month and consequently in , New York,  , Massachusetts,  , Maryland,  , Connecticut,  , Virginia, and , Pennsylvania.
Older Biden administration officials stated during a press conference on Saturday that they “don’t possess any recent evidence that there’s a threat to public security.”
” There’s no question that people are seeing drones” , , U. S.  , Homeland Security Secretary , Alejandro Mayorkas , told ABC ‘s , George Stephanopoulos Sunday. However, I want to tell the American people that we are on track. We are closely collaborating with local and state officials.
In response to the collapse of sightings, the , FBI , has  , established a popular series, and the top officials said they’ve received over 5, 000 recommendations, of which fewer than 100 may not easily be explained as regular aircraft operations. Those observations are being investigated by the , FBI , and , FAA , and the investigations are ongoing, the authorities said.
Despite the secret, individuals may be panicking, a senior , FBI , national said, suggesting that many of the occurrences are of the thousands of legally owned and operated autonomous plane possessed by the general public.
” I think there has been a slight overreaction”, the official said during the press call Saturday.
Senate Majority Leader , Chuck Schumer, a , New York , Democrat, said Sunday that his constituents nevertheless have concerns about what they’re seeing overhead, and that they deserve answers.
” I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings. I’m calling for ( Secretary of Homeland Security , Alejandro Mayorkas ) to deploy special drone-detection tech across NY and NJ”, Schumer wrote. ” And I’m working to pass a bill in the , Senate , to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection”.
Schumer wants the federal government to use a recently declassified radio wave technology in , New York , and , New Jersey. A drone or airplane can be attached to a radio wave detector, read its electronic registration, follow it back to its starting position, and determine whether another flying object is a bird or a drone. According to Schumer, local and state authorities are unable to monitor drones.
New York , Gov.  , Kathy Hochul , said a drone detection system is enroute to the state.
” This system will support state and federal law enforcement in their investigations”, Hochul said in a Sunday statement.
Considering there have been confirmed sightings at , Picatinny Arsenal , and Naval Weapons Station Earle” by highly trained security personnel”, the administration is taking the situation seriously, a senior , Department of Defense , official said.
We have no information to date that would support their claims that they were connected to a foreign actor or that they had a malicious intent. But I just need to say that we don’t know. We haven’t been able to identify or locate the originators, they claimed.
New Jersey’s newly sworn in , U. S.  , Sen.  , Andy Kim, after , some drone hunting of his own late last week, said that he’s convinced most of what he saw in the sky is supposed to be there.
” Being responsive and transparent about a worry on people’s minds is the government’s responsibility. I’ve come to the conclusion that the potential drone sightings that were pointed out to me were almost certainly planes after more analysis and assistance from civilian pilots/experts and flight data, he said via social media.
Massachusetts , Gov.  , Maura Healey , said her administration is “monitoring the situation” and that drone operators have a responsibility to fly responsibly.
“( The , Massachusetts State Police ) is working together with local and federal partners, and they’re prepared to support federal authorities with jurisdiction over airspace”, Healey , said Saturday.
On Sunday, the , Boston Police , announced that 42-year-old , Robert Duffy , of , Charlestown , and 32-year-old , Jeremy Folcik , of , Bridgewater , were arrested on , Long Island, after an officer noticed a drone flying where it should not have been.
” The incident began earlier that evening, at , 4: 30 p. m., when a , Boston Police , Officer specializing in real-time crime surveillance detected an Unmanned Aircraft System operating dangerously close to , Logan International Airport.
Leveraging advanced UAS monitoring technology, the Officer identified the drone’s location, altitude, flight history, and the operators ‘ position on , Long Island”, the , Boston Police Department , said in a Sunday statement.
After rallying officials from the , U. S. Department of Homeland Security, the , Massachusetts State Police, the , Joint Terrorism Task Force, the , Federal Communications Commission, and Logan Airport Air Traffic Control, the , Boston , Police Harbor Patrol Unit was dispatched to the Boston Harbor Islands, where they allegedly found Duffy and Folcik, along with another man on the closed , Long Island Health , campus.
According to police, all three of them made an attempted foot fend, but the arrested pair was apprehended and a drone was discovered in their possession. The third man, according to police, is “believed to have fled the island in a small vessel”.
Police allege that all three were engaging in seriously dangerous behavior.
” Operators are required to be aware of airspace restrictions and are prohibited from flying drones over people or vehicles. Even the smallest drones pose significant risks, including the possibility of causing irreparable harm to helicopters and airplanes. Near-collisions can cause pilots to veer off course, putting lives and property at risk”, they said.
Both Duffy and Folcik will appear in , Dorchester District Court , on charges of trespassing, police said.
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