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Ex-CIA staffer has chilling theory behind 'unsettling' increase of drones as officials label public concern an 'overreaction'

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Published 15:29 15 Dec 2024 GMT

Ex-CIA staffer has chilling theory behind 'unsettling' increase of drones as officials label public concern an 'overreaction'

There have been more than 1,000 drone sightings in New Jersey in less than a month

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

A former CIA staffer has said the government needs to be more 'transparent' after an FBI official said the public were 'overreacting' to a spike in drone sightings.

On the east coast, namely in New Jersey and New York residents have reported seeing drones in the sky and have become increasingly alarmed.

The situation seemed to have first started on November 19 with people reporting a drone in the sky to authorities.

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Since then, the number of sightings have ballooned to roughly 1,000 in New Jersey alone, according to state officials

The authorities have downplayed the frenzy seen among the public, arguing that many are just misidentified aircrafts.

Former CIA operations officer Laura Ballman admitted she was growing more 'troubled' as time went on.

Ballman hasn't got as far to suggest aliens are involved (Getty Stock Image)
Ballman hasn't got as far to suggest aliens are involved (Getty Stock Image)

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Unfortunately for all of those hoping it was aliens, this isn’t what Ballman’s theory is tied to. Sorry.

That being said, she did question why the government wasn’t being more forthcoming and offered up some reasons as to why they responded to concerns by stating some people were 'overreacting'.

Fox News previously reported an FBI official dismissed the nationwide panic while speaking to a senior Biden administration official.

According to the report, they said: “We’re doing our best to find the origin of that specific…those drone activities.

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“But I think there has been a slight overreaction.”

Ballman seemed to have a different attitude, however.

Speaking on Fox News on December 14, she said: “Now in terms of who is behind this, deducing the statements that have been made by John Kirby, who has said that these objects are not operating illegally coupled with the several op-eds that have been out the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, makes me think, perhaps, this is actually a classified exercise to test either evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas.”

Ballman said she had issues with the government's lack of transparency (Fox News)
Ballman said she had issues with the government's lack of transparency (Fox News)

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She continued: “In terms of why the federal government would not be more forthcoming, I’ve actually been troubled by that. If I were in a position to advise on this, I would say it’s time to become more transparent.”

An official with the Department of Defense has made it clear that they are not particularly concerned, however.

According to a New York Post report, the official said his agency has not gathered any intelligence that suggests the drones are ‘aligned with a foreign actor or that they had malicious intent.’

Featured Image Credit: FOX News/@MendhamMike via Storyful

Topics: Aliens, News, US News

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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