A visual representation of the "car-sized" drone swarms reported by thousands of witnesses across New Jersey and the U.S. Northeast in December 2024.
2024: December UAP & Alien Sightings
December 2024 was defined by an unprecedented wave of unidentified aerial activity that blurred the lines between unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and unauthorized drone incursions. Thousands of witnesses across the U.S. Northeast, particularly in New Jersey, reported car-sized objects with glowing lights performing coordinated maneuvers over sensitive military sites and residential areas. While federal agencies like the FBI and FAA investigated over 5,000 reports, the month also saw high-altitude encounters reported by commercial flight crews and significant legislative movement with the year-end status of the UAP Disclosure Act. From “glowing orbs” in Florida to unauthorized swarms over UK airbases, December 2024 closed the year with more questions than answers about the security and nature of our skies.
Date: December 2024
Location: Statewide, New Jersey (Hotspots: Picatinny Arsenal, Morris County, and Round Valley Reservoir)
Time: Primarily Nighttime Duration:
Altitude: Distance: Shape: Car-sized quadcopters and fixed-wing variants
Features: Emitted a loud hum, featured glowing white, red, and green lights, and performed coordinated “grid-like” maneuvers.
Summary: An unprecedented wave of sightings involved thousands of witnesses reporting coordinated drone swarms over sensitive infrastructure and residential areas. While a private contractor eventually claimed responsibility for some flights, the scale and official response led to mass public anxiety and federal investigations.
Source: Fox News / Wikipedia
Date: December 11 2024
Location: Tavares, Florida
Time: 1430 Duration: Forty-five Seconds
Altitude: 100 Feet or Less Distance: Over 1 Mile Shape:
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Summary: Two flying objects next to each other flying in the same direction
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Date: December 11 2024
Location: Off the coast of Florida (near MacDill Air Force Base region)
Time: Daytime encounter Duration:
Altitude: 27,000 feet Distance: Shape: Unidentified Metallic Object
Features: Described as a “metallic thing” that hit a commercial aircraft; some initial reports suggested a bird or UAS, but the altitude made a bird strike highly unlikely.
Summary: A pilot reported a mid-air collision with a metallic object at an altitude where standard drones and most bird species do not operate. The incident sparked intense debate among aviation experts and the UAP community regarding the presence of “rogue” metallic objects in high-altitude corridors.
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Date: December 23 2024
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (High over the Bahamas)
Time: Nighttime Duration:
Altitude: Distance: Shape: Glowing, spherical object
Features: Darted about with speeds and maneuvers that ruled out weather balloons; witnessed by a professional flight crew in an empty jet.
Summary: A commercial flight crew returning to Fort Lauderdale observed a glowing orb performing “extraordinary” maneuvers high above the Bahamas. The professional nature of the witnesses and the object’s flight characteristics categorized it as a significant unresolved UAP for the month.
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