The crux of the federal probe mysterious drone sightings in recent weeks has centered around the skies over New Jersey and New York, but the flying objects controlled by unknown operators has become a global phenomenon.

In the U.S., officials have insisted that the drones do not belong to the U.S. military and are also not the property of foreign governments. But as lawmakers and residents push for more government transparency and answers about what these objects are, the number of places sightings have taken place continues to grow.

Mid-Atlantic region

In New Jersey, two of the sightings creating the biggest buzz involved those located in sensitive areas including Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S. military research and manufacturing facility in Morris County, located in the northeastern part of the state.

President-elect Trump’s Trump National Golf Club, located in Bedminster — 40 miles west of New York City — has also been the site of drone sightings, WJAR reported.

Multiple drones are seen over Bernardsville, N.J., Dec. 5, 2024 (Brian Glenn/TMX via AP)

New Jersey state Rep. Dawn Fantasia (R) wrote in a social media post that the drones spotted in her state measured up to 6 feet in diameter and sometimes traveled with their lights off.

Fantasia said that the first sightings took place Nov. 18 and have continued every night since. She said the reported sightings typically take place between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. and reports range between four and 180 sightings per night, she said.

She estimates that there are typically an average of 92 sightings per night and that conservatively, 2,500 sightings have been reported since they began.

Two lawmakers representing the Jersey Shore region of the state reported that a dozen drones were spotted near Barnegat Light and Island Beach State Park, which are located in Ocean County. In those cases, WJAR........

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