The mystery drone sightings over New Jersey

Gone quiet · last story Jan 28, 2025

What this arc covers

The drone sightings over New Jersey and other states in late 2024: the calls for investigation, the federal agencies' finding of no threat, the airspace closures over military bases, the FAA's temporary bans, and the White House's January 2025 statement that the drones had been authorized by the FAA.

Earliest story we hold Dec 5, 2024 · 10 stories · 79 independent sources (counted once each) · 54 days

Part ofNew JerseyNew YorkFederal Bureau of InvestigationOhioUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityPhil MurphyUnited States Air ForceLogan International Airport

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jan 28– 292025White House says drones sighted over New Jersey were authorized by the FAA - Boston News, Weather, Sports33 articles · 23 independent sources
1 left, 12 center, 5 right
Dec 19– 202024FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New Jersey45 articles · 28 independent sources
7 left, 14 center, 3 right
Dec 162024Key US Air Force base closes airspace amid drone sightings9 articles · 9 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Dec 5 – 12, 2024Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey - Boston News, Weather, Sports42 articles · 30 independent sources
    1. Dec 5, 2024Mystery Drones over New Jersey trigger police response: "Concerning"
    2. Dec 6, 2024New Jersey leaders speak to DHS as unusual drone sightings now also reported over New York
    3. Dec 9, 2024What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey?
  2. Dec 9 – 16, 2024Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here's what we know (and don't know)116 articles · 50 independent sources
    1. Dec 9, 2024Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey frustrating but don't pose safety concern, governor says
    2. Dec 12, 2024What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
    3. Dec 14, 2024Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here’s what we know (and don’t know)
    4. Dec 16, 2024Drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here’s what we know.
  3. Dec 12 – 19, 2024Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here’s what we know57 articles · 25 independent sources
    1. Dec 12, 2024Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: ‘Possible’ Drone Sightings Now Reported In Connecticut (Updating)
    2. Dec 13, 2024Everything we know about the 'mystery drones' spotted over the East Coast
    3. Dec 15, 2024Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here
    4. Dec 18, 2024Mystery drones spotted in Texas near military base
  4. Dec 19 – 20, 2024FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New Jersey45 articles · 28 independent sources
  5. Jan 28 – 29, 2025White House says drones sighted over New Jersey were authorized by the FAA - Boston News, Weather, Sports33 articles · 23 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Dec 2, 20240123
Dec 9, 2024152710180
Dec 16, 202415239134
Jan 27, 2025112532

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

28% left · 51% center · 21% right of 79 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 10 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. December 2024

    Dec 5– 12Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey - Boston News, Weather, Sports42 articles · 30 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 7 right
  2. Dec 9– 16Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here's what we know (and don't know)116 articles · 50 independent sources
    11 left, 20 center, 6 right
  3. Dec 12– 19Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here’s what we know57 articles · 25 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 6 right
  4. Dec 12– 13Lawmakers call on police to investigate drone sightings; White House says most are 'manned aircraft'22 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  5. Dec 13New Jersey Governor Wants More Federal Resources for Probe into Drone Sightings10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. Dec 13– 17Drone sightings: No national security or public safety risk, US government agencies say14 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  7. Dec 16Key US Air Force base closes airspace amid drone sightings9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Dec 16Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio military base, arrests near Boston airport12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  9. Dec 19– 20FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New Jersey45 articles · 28 independent sources
    7 left, 14 center, 3 right

  10. January 2025

    Jan 28– 29White House says drones sighted over New Jersey were authorized by the FAA - Boston News, Weather, Sports33 articles · 23 independent sources
    1 left, 12 center, 5 right