Americans have revealed who they believe is really behind the mysterious drone sightings that have plagued New Jersey since November.
Exclusive polling from DailyMail.com found that almost half (45 percent) of people believe the bizarre activity was more than just recreational or normal drone use, with the majority (26 percent) of those respondents pointing to foreign surveillance.
The foreign powers mentioned were China or Russia, which was suspected by lawmakers like Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who said some of the unidentified aircraft are “spy drones.”
But 19 percent of Americans believe the sightings are nothing more than hobby drones, and 18 percent say they are “normal flying activities that have been exaggerated.”
There are Americans (17 percent) who believe the drones were government surveillance tools, but 10 percent said the device was actually protecting civilians.
And just under eight percent are certain that the drones are alien vehicles.
While Americans have shared their thoughts on the drones, the U.S. government has yet to provide firm answers on what is happening in the skies over New Jersey.
The FBI admitted it does not know who is behind the flying objects, while the US military insisted it is not responsible. All along, the White House said it was “closely monitoring the situation.”
DailyMail.com asked readers where they think the still-unexplained drones are coming from, and nearly half (45 percent) said they believe the bizarre activity was more than just recreational or normal, despite what US officials claim.

Numerous car-sized drones first appeared over New Jersey in mid-November and have since been reported by eyewitnesses throughout the Northeast.
Numerous car-sized drones first appeared over New Jersey in mid-November and have since been reported by eyewitnesses throughout the Northeast, although the Garden State still appears to be the epicenter of the activity.
The first sightings took place over the US military’s Picatinny Arsenal and newly elected President Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, raising concerns that the drones are part of a spying campaign.
Indeed, the unidentified aircraft have been reported over multiple US military locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, Ohio and even US bases in Germany and England.
Marchhe White House said the sightings near or above Department of Defense (DoD) installations “are not new.”
“DoD takes unauthorized access to its airspace seriously and is coordinating closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities as appropriate,” the statement continued.
The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI released a joint statement on the matter in mid-December.
The agencies said the sightings were “a combination of legal commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and stars incorrectly reported as drones.”
But McCaul has been very open in his opposition to these claims.

Carlson did not provide details about the Beijing-operated GaoJing 1-02 satellite, which he claimed the US shot down on December 21. It reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over New Orleans and headed north toward Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri.
He claimed that the Asian nation should be responsible after it emerged that the communist state had acquired strategically located agricultural land next to military installations in the US.
“I believe they are spy drones and that the (People’s Republic of China) and Communist China are very good at this. We know they bought land around military bases. This would be very consistent with their policies in recent years,” he said.
“We’re not getting any answers and I think it’s because our government doesn’t know who is behind it and I find that very disturbing.”
President-elect Donald Trump said last week he would reveal the truth about the drones over New Jersey.
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“I’m going to give you a report on drones about a day into the administration because I think it’s ridiculous that they’re not telling you what’s going on with the drones,” Trump responded.
He further predicted that it could be “(the US)” sending the drones, which he “hopes is the cause” and “not an enemy.”
This week, Tucker Carlson also claimed that “an intelligence person” told him that the drones “were in fact Chinese,” explaining that the U.S. government had downed a Chinese satellite “that was a command and control satellite for these drones.”
Carlson appeared to be alluding to a Beijing-operated satellite known as GaoJing 1-02, which fell from space on December 21.
Others have pointed the finger at various foreign powers such as Iran and Russia.
But despite the outpouring of concern, the Pentagon has denied that a foreign country was behind the mysterious drones, even though they have been repeatedly spotted over sensitive US military locations.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said in December that more than a million drones are registered in the U.S. and that “on any given day there are thousands of commercial hobbyist and law enforcement drones legally in the air,” which suggests that the sightings were likely. one of these.