Former U.S. Navy F-18 fighter pilot Ryan Graves said he is dismissive of the involvement of commercial contractors in drone sightings reported across New Jersey in recent days.
“Based on my analysis of the situation and the statements of the Ministry of Defense and lawmakers, I can’t believe that this is our own government causing such confusion. God help us if that happens,” Graves told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum on Thursday on “The Story.”
“It’s the same for commercial contractors,” he continued. “There’s no benefit. All the risks are involved in operating these things close to the ground. Especially if it is some kind of secret device.”
Graves concludes that his analysis leads the mystery to “Enemies from abroad or something else”
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“We heard directly from the Ministry of Defense that there is no such thing as It was ‘Motherhood’ off the coast of Virginia and New Jersey that launched these things,” Graves said.
“We have the most sophisticated radar system on the eastern seaboard. We should know exactly where these objects are. Where are they going? And where they land if they are, so these things have the ability to counter those technologies. Or are we just lying about what happened?”
Map showing drone sightings around New Jersey.
During the past week Leaders from both parties in New Jersey have addressed public concerns about reports of drone sightings and frustration over the lack of clear answers.
last Monday New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy described the drones as “very complex” and expressed frustration at the lack of clarity about their origins.
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., told “The Story” that he spent Monday night on the beach talking with a U.S. Coast Guard commander. It recounts an incident the night before in which a 47-foot Coast Guard boat was nearby. Followed by dozens of drones.
By Wednesday, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., had sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray and FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker urging the agencies to Provide municipal and county officials with briefings on such drone activities. and asks that any available information be shared with the public.
Representative Jeff Van Drew, RN.J., said on:Faulkner FocusOn Wednesday, a “very qualified” and “reliable” source suspected the drone seen over the Garden State might be linked to an Iranian “mother ship” off the east coast. This was a claim that was later denied by the Ministry of Defence.
State Sen. Jon Bramnick, R-N.J., called on the Department of Defense to come to the state to investigate mysterious drone activity Wednesday afternoon.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was being secretly briefed Thursday on reports of drone sightings in the Garden State.
Graves told McCallum he is calling on the government and Pentagon to deploy “full force” to determine the nature of these objects, identifying, characterizing and, if necessary, selecting primary targets for bringing down. Come check it out further.
“It seems that various agencies The government has done a very poor job of communicating this problem,” Graves said. “And for me It leads me to believe that there is real uncertainty about what is going on here. I find it hard to believe that the Biden administration can pursue a policy of cognitive dissonance on this topic. Hundreds of people are witnessing these events.”
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Graves added that the reported drone sightings “It is not limited to people on the ground.”
“My non-profit organization, Americans for Safe Aerospace, has been hearing reports from commercial pilots, military pilots and veterans for over a year. This shows how consistent and problematic this issue is at the high altitudes they fly around,” Graves said. “We need a better coordinated response. and listening to people on the ground and in the air who are seeing things.”
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
