A small town sheriff admits he's baffled by a series of mysterious flying objects that are baffling locals. Wyoming community for over a year.
Unidentified flying objects [UFOs] they were seen regularly for 13 months over the Jim Bridger Power Plant and the Red Desert of Sweetwater County.
John Grossnickle, the Sweetwater County sheriff, saw illuminated, drone-like objects as recently as Dec. 13, said his spokesman, Jason Mauer. Cowboy State Daily.
Mauer said they worked with everyone they could think of to try to unravel the mystery of the sky.
“We've done everything we can to figure out what it is, and no one wants to give us any answers,” he said.
Local residents are now so accustomed to strange phenomena that the sheriff's office has stopped receiving calls about it, a spokesman for the sheriff's office told the publication.
“It feels like the new normal,” Mauer said.
He also noted that the objects are thousands of feet above the ground, making them too high to shoot from the ground.
Jim Bridger's power plant has become the center of unidentified flying objects. [ UFOs] for 13 months above
John Grossnickle, Sweetwater County Sheriff, saw illuminated, drone-like objects as recently as December 13th.
Mauer said there were no problems or concerns among local residents in the region other than their presence.
However, if UFOs pose a threat, “rest assured… we will certainly act accordingly,” Mauer added.
The first drone sightings in Sweetwater came as mass hysteria gripped New Jersey as drones repeatedly lit up the night sky.
A a private contractor apparently solved the mystery after it was revealed that they had launched the objects at the Army's UAV and Launched Effects Summit in August at Fort Rucker. “test your capabilities”, according to New York Post.
“Do you remember that big UFO scare in New Jersey last year? Well, that was us,” an employee of an unnamed contractor allegedly told those gathered at the event.
According to a source at the summit, the employee said he had no need to disclose his work to the public because he had a private government contract.
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Locals in Sweetwater County have become accustomed to strange sightings that the sheriff's office no longer receives calls about them.
From Nov. 19 to Dec. 13, 2024, there were approximately 964 flying object sightings reported across the state, according to statistics compiled by the state Office of Emergency Management.
At the first briefing of President Trump's second administration on January 28, spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized the use of drones and that they do not pose a national security threat.
The FAA most recently attributed sightings to “legitimate commercial drones, hobbyist drones, law enforcement drones, manned aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistaken for drones.”
The agency then issued a temporary ban on drone flights, but as sightings continued, warned that “lethal force” could be used against drones that pose an “imminent security threat.”
Exclusive survey from DailyMail.com and JL Partners found that nearly half (45 percent) of people believed the strange activity was more than just recreational or routine drone use, with the majority (26 percent) of respondents pointing to foreign surveillance.
Similar sightings caused mass hysteria in New Jersey last year around the same time UFOs were spotted in Sweetwater.
A private, unnamed contractor claimed responsibility for the drones and said they were working under contract for the government.
Among the foreign powers mentioned were China or Russia, which was suspected by lawmakers such as Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who said some of the unidentified planes were “spy drones.”
But 19 percent of Americans believe the sightings are nothing more than amateur drones, and 18 percent said they are “common flying objects that have been exaggerated.”
Some Americans (17 percent) believe drones were a government surveillance tool, but 10 percent said the aircraft were actually protecting citizens.
And only eight percent are sure that drones are alien vehicles.
