Mystery drones in New Jersey, New York: A timeline of what officials have said

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "New York Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for federal assistance after a drone sighting at Stewart International Airport, located 60 miles north of New York City, temporarily shuts down an airport.
57% : "The Department of Homeland Security, FBI, FAA and Department of Defense say in a multiagency statement that the thousands of drone sightings that have been reported over the last month in the Northeast do not appear to be "anything anomalous," nor do they present a national security or public safety risk.
42% : And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense," Trump says.New Jersey State Police and the FBI in Newark say there's been an increase of pilots "being hit in the eyes with lasers because people think they see an Unmanned Aircraft Systems" and warn against people taking matters into their own hands.

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