Knight spotted the flying object over the ocean in front of the Dam Neck Annex and watched as it slowly moved over the military reservation and behind the trees towards Owls Creek, he said. NAS Oceana, the East Coast master jet base located in Virginia Beach, is aware of recent reports of drone sightings in the area and is coordinating with federal and state agencies to ensure the safety of its personnel and operations, public affairs officer Katie Hewett wrote in an email Friday.
The base is encouraging members of the community to report any suspicious activity near the base to local law enforcement, Hewett said. On Thursday, there were more reports of the objects flying over Pennsylvania and New York.
The Department of Homeland Security and FBI said Thursday they have no evidence that the reported drone sightings in New Jersey pose a national security or a public safety threat. However, state and local officials are pushing for more transparency. The FBI has asked residents to share videos, photos and other information they may have about the drones. Knight, who lives three blocks from the ocean in the Croatan neighborhood, was on his deck when he saw the red flashing lights in the sky.
This week, several people in Yorktown and at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront reported seeing erratic patterns in the sky at night, sharing videos in Facebook groups. The drones also flew south across the Chesapeake Bay toward Norfolk. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets from around the world.
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