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Mysterious SUV-sized drones may have blocked medical helicopter

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Residents and law enforcement officials are reporting numerous large, unidentified drones flying at night over New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Some of the fixed-wing devices are estimated to be roughly four-feet-wide, while others are believed to be as large as a car. And while officials including New Jersey governor Phil Murphy have stressed there is no evidence suggesting the drones pose a threat to public safety, at least one related incident may have delayed medevac transport of a seriously injured car wreck victim. As The New York Times noted over the weekend, sightings date as far back as November, and have occurred over residential areas, highways, railroads, reservoirs, and power lines. In most instances, the loud, blinking drones appear to be "significantly larger" than standard drones piloted by hobbyists. At least two events prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ban drones at Donald Trump's Bedminster National Golf Club and Picatinny Arsenal, a 6,400-square-acre military research and manufacturing facility in Morris County, New Jersey.