The New Jersey Drone Sightings, 2024: A Busy Sky, a Thousand Reports, and Two Official Answers

A drone flying against a blue sky

About 5 min readFrom November to December 2024, thousands of people across New Jersey reported drones at night, including over military bases. Federal agencies reviewed more than 5,000 reports and said most were lawful drones, manned aircraft and stars — but never named who flew the rest.