The mysterious drones come in New Jersey It was a close call for Mike Francesa.
The radio legendHe’s a native New Yorker, of course, but his voice has been heard in cars and on television throughout the surrounding state.
In typical Francesa fashion, a fan asked his opinion on the drones and he opened up.
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Mike Francesa attends the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame Gala at Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 3, 2023 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
“I have two thoughts on this topic. And I’m not a UFO guy. I don’t know what’s out there. Don’t act like you know what’s out there.” French began. “The government has taken a very cavalier attitude. I don’t believe in this stuff about ‘Foreign countries have ships off our coast.’ No one would know in two seconds that some other country was flying something over our country. I don’t think some of them are being tested commercially by companies that want to deliver things, like Amazon. I think part of it is our military testing and working on things at night, and they don’t really want to spend a lot of time discussing it with us.
“I think the idea that they’ve acted so cavalierly makes you realize that when they keep telling you there’s nothing to worry about, it gives you the impression that they know what they’re doing here.” , says he said.
Photos taken in the Bay Shore section of Toms River of what appear to be large drones hovering at high altitudes in New Jersey on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The drones appeared to be well above the FAA’s permitted altitude of 400 feet. (Doug Hood/Asbury Park Press)
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Well, the government says Francesa has nothing to fear. In a statement The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Defense Department said that while they were “aware of the concern,” there was no evidence that the drones were “anomalous” or posed a threat to national security public safety.
“After extensive review of the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we conclude that the sightings to date have included a combination of legal commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and stars “reported as drones,” it said Explanation.
February 18, 2023; Queens, New York, USA; Sports radio talk show host Mike Francesa at the Carnesecca Arena. (Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports)
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Although authorities said they had not found any risk in their investigations so far, they were pushing for it Congress should make laws If it returns, it would “augment and enhance existing counter-drone defenses to detect and mitigate any threat that may arise.”
Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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