Joe Rogan has admitted that he is genuinely concerned about the wave of drones flying over the East Coast every night after listening to a new theory from the CEO of a remote aircraft system company.
Rogan previously said on his world-famous podcast that he didnt buy the governments official explanation for the wave of mysterious UFOs.
After calling the White Houses official explanation sus he offered his own theory to the wide selection of guesses at whats behind the craze.
I want to believe its adderalled up incels holed up in a basement f****** with the man more than I want it to be aliens, Rogan joked. #iwanttobelieve.
However, on Sunday he reposted a TikTok video from John Ferguson, who runs Saxon Unmanned, which has driven him to worry about the unnerving drones.
Ferguson said he didnt think there was anything nefarious behind the drones buzzing around the tristate area but offered up a wild and unverified theory - that the drones are hunting out either a gas leak or radioactive material.
Rogan wrote: This is the first video about these drones that has got me genuinely concerned.
Ferguson says hes heard that over 80 nuclear warheads that were in Ukraine that came up missing and that the United States government is hunting them. The drones have caused at least one airport in New York to temporarily shut down.
Joe Rogan admitted that he is genuinely concerned about the wave of drones flying over the East Coast every night after listening to a new theory from the CEO of a remote aircraft system company
The only reason why you would ever fly an unmanned aircraft at night is if youre looking for something, he said.
He claimed that theres no other reason to be doing that, other than to p*** a bunch of people off at night.
Ferguson went on to claim in the video that the drones are attempting to smell either a gas leak, radioactive material, or something else on the ground.
He claims to have talked to pretty high-level government officials about this, including one who said that he was trying to raise alarm to the feds about one particular Ukrainian warhead that he physically touched.
The autonomous aviation expert added: He knew that that thing was headed toward the United States. That is a very serious deal.
Ferguson also claimed that the US is dying to get into a war with Russia.
His conclusion was that the drones are hunting down radioactive material from a weapon along the interstate of the East Coast, potentially in New Jersey.
On Sunday, he reposted a TikTok video from John Ferguson, who runs Saxon Unmanned, which has driven him to worry about the drones
Ferguson admitted that he had no verification for this and was just offering up his opinion - alongside the hundreds of concerned drone spotters and locals.
So if you think its bulls**t, whatever, thats cool. I dont want to spread misinformation, as we know that theres a lot of that going around, he clarified.
Fergusons company, Saxon Unmanned, describes itself as a manufacturer of long endurance, custom remote aircraft systems with over 25 years of experience in solution development for global air and sea applications.
He is a military veteran who claims over 25 years of experience in his field.
Rogan has long been considered a source for interviews with investigative journalists who cover UFOs, military witnesses and government whistleblowers.
The theory has gone viral after a day of establishment politicians trying to calm fears about the drones.
Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday that a new Federal Aviation Administration rule may be behind the deluge of drone sightings across New Jersey.
The outgoing DHS secretary finally addressed the issue, confirming that they could not physically shoot down the drones but that technology to assist in detecting them is on its way.
Fergusons company, Saxon Unmanned , describes itself as a manufacturer of long endurance, custom remote aircraft systems with over 25 years of experience in solution development for global air and sea applications
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the government needs more authorities to be able to incapacitate the uptick in mysterious drones spotted over various U.S. states in the last month
He gave some clarification, however, as to why all of this seemed to be happening all of a sudden.
In September of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night, Mayorkas said.
And that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk.
Mayorkas said Sunday that authorities need to be expanded for DHS and its partners to incapacitate these mystery drones.
President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the unmanned aircraft be shot down.
Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our governments knowledge, Trump posted on Friday amid outcry over the ongoing mystery.
I dont think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!! the former and future president wrote on his social media site Truth Social.
Asked whether this was a possibility, Mayorkas told ABC News on Sunday that in order to be able to take more action, his agency needs to be given more powers.
President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the unmanned aircraft be shot down
With respect of the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our authorities, Mayorkas told This Week host George Stephanopoulos.
We have certain agencies within the Department of Homeland Security that can do that and outside our department, he added. But we need those authorities expanded, as well.
He divulged that there are more than 8,000 drones flown every day in the U.S., including civilian and government for both work and leisure activities.
Both Mayorkas and New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed plans to send drone detection technology to the area, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer - who represents New York - made the request Sunday.
Hochul wrote: In response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are sending a drone detection system to New York.
I am grateful for the support, but we need more. Congress must pass a law that will give us the power to deal directly with the drones, she warned.
Schumer pleaded for assistance on Sunday, writing: Im pushing for answers amid these drone sightings. Im calling for @SecMayorkas to deploy special drone-detection tech across NY and NJ.
And Im working to pass a bill in the Senate to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection, Schumer added.
Both Mayorkas and New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed plans to send drone detection technology to the area, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer - who represents New York - made the request Sunday
Schumer is asking for Robin Radar Systems to provide the drone detection because it is 360-degree technology.
If the technology exists for a drone to make it up into the sky, there certainly is technology that can track the craft with precision and determine what the heck is going on, and thats what the Robin does, he added.
He was retweeted on X by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, who wrote to the federal government on Friday himself for assistance.
Fears are growing over the mysterious objects that have been spotted flying across the sky in a number of U.S. cities in the last month - specifically in New Jersey, New York and Washington D.C.
A whopping 964 incidents have been logged in New Jersey since the first sighting on November 19 up until December 13, according to statistics collected by the states Office of Emergency Management and shared with the New York Post.
Officials in Monmouth County, where residents reported 63 sightings over the time period, have shared a heatmap showing where the unmanned aircraft appear to be circulating.
Drones are now being reported all along the northern East Coast, with suspicious sightings in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to news reports.
They were even spotted as far west as Los Angeles this past weekend, according to FOX11.
According to one NJ local, this image depicts roughly nine of the unidentified drones flying in to the Garden State from the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday night, December 5
Their presence has raised both alarm and confusion, with the Pentagon being criticized for their lack of transparency on the issue.
A bill before the U.S. Senate would enhance some federal agencies´ authority and give new abilities to local and state agencies to track drones.
It would also start a pilot program allowing states and local authorities to disrupt, disable or seize a drone without prior consent of the operator.
What the drone issue points out are gaps in our agencies, gaps in our authorities between the Department of Homeland Security, local law enforcement, the Defense Department., said Rep. Mike Waltz, Trump´s pick to be his national security adviser, speaking on CBS´ Face the Nation on Sunday.
Americans are finding it hard to believe we can´t figure out where these are coming from.´