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Hundreds of people have seen "mystery drones" in the USA. People are worried because the drones are flying over army bases. A drone was also seen near a Donald Trump golf course. A New York airfield closed for an hour last week because of "suspicious" drone activity. The government said the drones were not a danger to people.

There are many drone conspiracy theories on social media. Some people are saying Russia and China are spying on the USA. A US politician said the drones were from Iran. The US said it would tell the American people if this was true. The FBI said most of the drone sightings were people making mistakes with what they saw.

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Hundreds of people have seen "mystery drones" in the USA. Most of the sightings have been in the state of New Jersey. People there are worried because the drones are flying over army bases. A drone was also seen near one of Donald Trump's golf courses. An airfield in New York shut down for an hour last week because of "suspicious" drone activity. The government said the unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were not a danger to the public.

There are many conspiracy theories because of the drones. People on social media are saying Russia and China are spying on the USA. A US politician said the drones were coming from an Iranian ship. The US said if there was any "foreign involvement" or criminal activity, it would tell the American people. The FBI said most of the drone sightings were cases of "mistaken identity". It said people were "over-reacting" to news reports.

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Hundreds of people have seen mystery drones across the USA. People started telling the police about the drones last month. Most of the sightings have been in the state of New Jersey. Residents there are worried because the drones have been flying above military bases. One drone was spotted near one of Donald Trump's golf courses. An airfield in New York shut down for an hour last week because of "suspicious" drone activity. The government is unsure where the drones are from. It said the unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were not a danger to the public.

There are many conspiracy theories because of the drone sightings. People on social media are saying Russia and China are spying on the USA. A Republican politician said the drones were coming from an Iranian ship. The US Homeland Security Secretary said he knew of "no foreign involvement" with the sightings. He added that if there was any criminal activity, he would tell the American public. FBI investigators said most of the drone sightings were cases of "mistaken identity". It said people were "over-reacting" unnecessarily to news reports.

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There have been hundreds of sightings of mystery drones across the USA. People first started telling the police about the drones last month. Since then, more and more people have reported seeing them. Most of the sightings have been in the state of New Jersey. Residents there are concerned because the drones have been flying above military bases. One drone was spotted near Donald Trump's golf course in New Jersey. Stewart Airfield in New York state shut down for an hour last week because of "suspicious" drone activity. US authorities said they are unsure where the drones are from. A spokesperson said the unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were not a danger to the public.

Many conspiracy theories have started online because of the drone sightings. Some people on social media are saying Russia and China are using the objects to spy on the USA. A New Jersey Republican representative said the drones were coming from an "Iranian mothership" in the Atlantic Ocean. The US Homeland Security Secretary told ABC News that he knew of "no foreign involvement with respect to the sightings". He added: "If we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with the American public." FBI investigators said most of the drone sightings were cases of "mistaken identity" and that people were "over-reacting" unnecessarily to news reports.

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