Mystery as radioactive shipment goes missing in New Jersey amid drone invasion --The danger with losing track of radioactive material is that it can be used to build bombs. | 17 Dec 2024 | Radioactive material went missing in New Jersey earlier this month, fueling conspiracy theories that it could be linked to the mysterious drone sightings. A piece of medical equipment used for cancer scans was shipped from the Nazha Cancer Center in Newfield on December 2 for disposal, but the "shipping container arrived at its destination damaged and empty." The device, known as a "pin source," contained a small amount of Germanium-68 (Ge-68) that is used to calibrate a medical scanner's accuracy. If handled without proper gear, it can cause radiation poisoning. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an alert for the missing shipment deemed "less than a Category 3," meaning it could cause permanent injury if mishandled.