The chilling truth about the mystery New Jersey drone swarm exposed in secret police files
Mysterious drones over New Jersey in 2024 kept Americans scanning the skies for answers.
Now, newly released documents obtained by The War Zone through the Freedom of Information Act reveal what police on the ground actually saw.
The records describe officers across the state spotting large unidentified drones flying in coordinated formations, sometimes in groups of more than a dozen.
Several reports said the aircraft hovered over critical infrastructure, including reservoirs, power substations, research laboratories and military facilities.
In one incident, multiple drones forced a New Jersey State Police medevac helicopter to abort a landing before several appeared to follow it to another location.
Air traffic controllers also reported unidentified drones flying through restricted airspace near Trenton-Mercer Airport at speeds approaching 170 miles per hour, prompting warnings to pilots.
Other officers described triangular or fixed-wing drones significantly larger than consumer models, some reportedly the size of a small car and possibly capable of jamming radar signals.
The thousands of pages of emails, police reports and internal memos show law enforcement officials repeatedly warning that the aircraft could be military-grade and potentially carrying explosive payloads.






























