A defense contractor stole the spotlight at a major Army aviation summit by unveiling a mysterious aircraft — and then allegedly confessed to being behind the wave of “UFO” sightings that gripped New Jersey last year.
During the Army’s UAS and Launched Effects Summit held at Fort Rucker in August, the private company put on a live flight demonstration of a manned craft that stunned the audience with its strange structure and unconventional aerial maneuvers, an attendee told The Post.
“You remember that big UFO scare in New Jersey last year? Well, that was us,” one of the company’s employees reportedly told a small group after the flight demonstration, according to the same attendee who had been invited to the event.
The contractor’s representative claimed that the company was conducting test flights over New Jersey in November 2024 “to test out their capabilities,” and said that public notification wasn’t required because the operation was conducted under a confidential government contract.
Footage shared with The Post shows the unusual craft — about 20 feet wide with four wings — gliding at low altitude just above the trees while soldiers on the ground looked on in fascination.
“I thought it was the military testing something out on the other side of the base,” said the source, a military veteran and drone specialist, describing their first reaction upon seeing the object in flight on August 12 at Fort Rucker.
“It feels like it’s a UFO because it defies what you’re expecting to see,” the witness continued, saying the aircraft gave off an “uncanny valley feeling” as it silently moved across the sky.
“When it turned you almost completely lose sight of it,” the attendee recalled of the half-hour demonstration conducted within Fort Rucker’s controlled airspace.
“Which is why I think people were seeing this up in the sky and why there were reports of people seeing it and saying it disappeared.”
All individuals present at the conference were pre-screened and cleared by Fort Rucker leadership, who imposed tight security measures for participation, including a total ban on any devices containing Chinese-manufactured components, the source said.
“It would definitely have to be cleared,” the attendee explained, adding, “Somebody was 100% in charge of coordinating that.”
Fort Rucker, which serves as the headquarters for the Army’s Aviation Branch, did not respond to requests for comment.
Reports of unidentified drones over New Jersey first surfaced on November 13, 2024, near the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, and similar sightings continued throughout the state into early December.
President Trump’s Federal Aviation Administration said in January that much of the activity reported as mysterious drones likely came from hobbyists, recreational flyers, and private pilots.
The Army declined to comment on the matter, citing the ongoing federal government shutdown.
{Matzav.com}
Oh, so this is the “official” statement? Our beloved government would never lie or mislead the American sheeple.