EXCLUSIVE: Drone captured on camera by Ocean County Sheriff’s Office
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office says sightings were reported in the western and southern parts of the county.
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5ds agoSaturday night brought more mysterious drone sightings across New Jersey.
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office says sightings were reported in the western and southern parts of the county.
They caught one of them on camera.
“We saw something flying a little low,” said Sgt. Kevin Fennessy, of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. “We took some video of it, and we’re not really sure what it was. Definitely something flying low and fast.”
The Sheriff’s Office was on drone patrol Saturday night after a rash of unexplained sightings statewide. What began in Morris County has made its way down the Parkway. This is the first time that the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office has documented one of these encounters on camera.
“It was coming our direction,” said Detective Anthony D’Amico, of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. “It spun around 180 degrees, went back out the other way, then it kind of looped around and then took off past us.”
The drone team’s setup includes wide and thermal cameras. They say the object they saw was larger and faster than a recreational drone, and unlisted on FlightRadar.
“We noticed that it was flying a little bit lower than it should have been for a plane,” said D’Amico. “We checked the radar, we didn't see that there were any planes in the area. It was five, six miles out, and it was probably moving about 60 to 70 miles per hour.”
Although planes can be easily mistaken as drones, officials say this was no plane.
“Planes have a white tail light coming from them, and each wing has a different color, whether it be red or green,” Fennessy explained. “Drones sometimes have different flashing lights. Planes, those red and green lights are solid. Whatever it is, it's different.”
“It's definitely something,” said D’Amico. “We're just going to be looking into it a little bit more to see if we can figure it out.”
Drone operators who conduct unsafe operations that endanger other aircraft or people on the ground could face fines up to $75,000 or can have their drone operators’ pilot certificates suspended or revoked.
Officials ask anyone with information to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online.
