The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that after trying to corroborate reports of mysterious drones flying at night over New Jersey in recent weeks, “it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft,

They’re saying, ‘No threat’ but how the hell do they know? They don’t know anything. They don’t know what it is, they don’t know where it comes from, they don’t know nothing.”

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York and New Jersey senators penned a letter to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), urging them to hold a drone activity briefing.

Homeland security officials in New Jersey are meeting with state and local lawmakers to discuss the recent spate of drone sightings throughout the state.

The White House, FBI and Homeland Security said on Thursday they had no evidence that drone sightings reported in New Jersey posed national security or safety threats, despite concerns raised by lawmakers.