US officials have stressed that the strange drone sightings above New Jersey in recent weeks don't appear to be the work of a foreign adversary.

A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why. New Jersey Gov.

Two Republican Jersey Shore-area congressmen, U.S. Reps. Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew, have called on the military to shoot down the drones. Drew also recently claimed an Iranian mothership was responsible for launching them off the coast, an allegation the Pentagon denied.