State and local officials in New York and New Jersey are demanding more action from the federal government in getting to the bottom of the drone sightings sparking alarm among residents.
Anthony Carlo has the latest developments.
"This crisis really is the ultimate wake-up call to threats posed by potentially hostile drones," he said. Specifically, she called on Congress to pass the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act, which would strengthen the FAA's oversight of drones and give more authority to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the activity.
A Department of Homeland Security official said that they are "confident that many of the reported drone sightings are, in fact, manned aircraft being misidentified as drones."
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