New Jersey sheriff sent its own drone to follow mystery aircraft - what happened next was petrifying | 14 Dec 2024 | A New Jersey police department has sparked concern after it revealed that a drone it sent up to track a mystery aircraft "easily" evaded their device before disappearing into thin air. Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy said his force launched its drone after one of his officers saw 50 unmanned aerial vehicles, "coming off the ocean." The officer dialed 911 to alert state police, the FBI and the Coast Guard. The maritime agency then reported seeing spotted 13 drones following their boat, estimating that the devices had a wingspan of eight feet. Matronardy told NewsNation the force put up an "industrial grade" drone to follow one of the devices, but it quickly slipped through their grasp. "If this is not our military, then it's even more scary," McHugh said. Ocean County Sheriff's Office said it has been struggling to track the flying objects as they don't give off heat like regular drones. "We don't know [why]. It's not something we've had our hands on or experienced," one officer said.