Overview

• The New York Post reports an attendee at Fort Rucker’s August UAS and Launched Effects Summit heard a contractor employee say the firm flew over New Jersey in November 2024 and triggered some sightings.
• Video and photos provided to the outlet show a roughly 20-foot, four-winged manned aircraft flying low over trees during the demonstration.
• The employee allegedly said the flights were capability tests conducted under a private government contract that did not require public notice.
• Fort Rucker and the Army offered no comment on the demonstration or the reported claim linking the craft to New Jersey reports.
• The FAA said in January that many of the state’s mystery drone reports involved hobbyists and private individuals, leaving the new account unverified and its scope uncertain.