Pentagon denies foreign entity behind mysterious New Jersey drones

The Pentagon on Wednesday denied that any foreign country was behind the mysterious drones that have flown near sensitive U.S. military sites in New Jersey.

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said there was "no evidence" that the drones have come from a foreign entity or were "the work of an adversary."

"At no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring," she added in a briefing with reporters.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) said on Fox News that he had information from "very high sources" that Iran was launching the drones from a mothership, without providing evidence.

Singh denied the claims from the lawmaker. "There is not any truth to that. There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States and there's no so-called mothership launching drones towards the United States."

The news comes just one day after Robert Wheeler, the assistant director of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group, testified to Congress that the bureau was investigating the unexplained drone sightings near sensitive U.S. military sites.

"We do not attribute that to an individual or a group yet," he said. "We are investigating but I don't have an answer of who's responsible."

New Jersey media outlets have reported swarms of drones flying near U.S. military sites and elsewhere for more than a month.

The U.S. has been flummoxed by several mysterious swarms of drones near U.S. military sites, including nuclear sites, across the country.

Strange drones have been spotted near bases in Langley, Va., and in the United Kingdom where American forces operate.

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