Ex-GOP Governor Posts Video of Drones He ‘Personally Witnessed’ Over Maryland, Slams ‘Unacceptable’ Govt Response

Phillip NietoDec 13th, 2024, 3:09 pm
 

(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) posted a video on social media purportedly showing drones flying above his personal residence.

Recently there have been reports of drone sightings in New York and New Jersey as well as at a U.S. air base located in Germany. The Pentagon issued a statement earlier this week claiming there was no evidence that a foreign nation was behind the drones.

Hogan noted in his video that he didn’t know if the drone in the air was a threat to the public or national security.

“Last night, beginning at around 9:45 pm, I personally witnessed (and videoed) what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky above my residence in Davidsonville, Maryland (25 miles from our nation’s capital),” he wrote to his followers in a statement on X.

“I observed the activity for approximately 45 minutes. Like many who have observed these drones, I do not know if this increasing activity over our skies is a threat to public safety or national security,” Hogan added.

The former governor then went on to attack the government’s response to the recent drone sightings due to a “lack of transparency.”

“But the public is growing increasingly concerned and frustrated with the complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government,” Hogan wrote. “The government has the ability to track these from their point of origin but has mounted a negligent response. People are rightfully clamoring for answers, but aren’t getting any.”

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby told reporters on Thursday that “Using very sophisticated electronic detection technologies provided by federal authorities, we have not been able to, and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities, corroborate any of the reported visual sightings.” He added, “To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully. The United States Coast Guard is providing support to the state of New Jersey, and has confirmed that there is no evidence of any foreign-based involvement from coastal vessels. And importantly, there are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted airspace.”

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