Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

A drone is seen over Ridge, New York, on the evening of Dec. 12, 2024.
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All of the recent sightings of puzzling unidentified aircraft in New Jersey and other states have triggered yet another round of unanswered questions, along with fueling conspiracy theories.

For one, the odd objects have sparked a visual public mayday and melee – one that might be mirroring elements of the on-going Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) issue, of secretive saucer crashes by run amok alien crew members with expired driver licenses.

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Mischaracterization of what’s seen. Public anxiety about what’s not known. Government officials seemingly not clear on what’s happening. Toss in Capitol Hill lawmakers demanding answers about what to do next.  

It’s all enough to give you a case of the high and low-altitude heebie-jeebies.

Go to my new Space.com story – “Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey sky?” – at:

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/planes-drones-or-ufos-what-are-people-seeing-in-the-new-jersey-sky