New Jersey residents say they're suffering alarming symptoms after encounters with drones | 16 Dec 2024 | Residents in New Jersey and the wider tri-state area claim they have become mysteriously ill after seeing drones in the sky. After witnessing or reading about the devices, residents revealed how they started coughing, suffering from a blocked or runny nose or experienced puffy, watery eyes. One woman in New Jersey said she became so sick it felt like she was 'coughing up my lung', while a second in New York City said her blocked sinuses must be because of the drones over Staten Island. DailyMail.com heard from another New Jersey resident who said they had developed a stuffy nose and swollen runny eyes after the drones flew over their home.