US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson Michael McCaul on Tuesday (Dec 17) claimed that the unidentified drones recently spotted over New Jersey and New York are "spy drones" from China.

Unidentified aircraft over New Jersey, New York are Chinese 'spy drones', claims US congressman

"My judgment based on my experience is that those that are over our military sites are adversarial and most likely are coming from the People’s Republic of China," McCaul said, citing China's track record of espionage



US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday (Dec 13) called on authorities to "shoot down" the mysterious drones appearing across the country. First spotted in New Jersey days ago, these drones have since been reported in other states.

Trump slams Biden government over mystery drone sightings, says 'shoot them down'

The White House on Friday (Dec 13) said that the United States (US) administration had no evidence that the recent drone sightings in the US state of New Jersey posed a national security or a public safety threat.

Drones seen in New Jersey: White House says no proof that sightings pose national security threat