Even though no threats have been detected, mysterious drone flights have led to FAA bans

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The US Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it has temporarily banned drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure and utility facilities in New Jersey and New York “at the request of our federal security partners.” Restrictions will last 30 days. It comes as an announcement panic over mysterious drone footage two provinces have seen an increase in recent weeks. The FAA said joint statement On Wednesday, the US Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department and the FBI said the US government had found no evidence of malicious or unaccounted for aircraft.

“After closely examining technical information and tips from concerned citizens, we estimate that the sightings to date include a combination of legitimate commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as errantly piloted fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and starships. reported as drones,” the agencies wrote: “We have not identified anything abnormal and to date do not assess the activity to present a national security or public safety risk over civilian airspace in New Jersey or other northeastern states.