Celebrity podcaster Joe Rogan isn’t convinced by the government’s explanation for the wave of mysterious drone-like UFOs reported over New Jersey.
Rogan shared a video of White House National Security Advisor John Kirby assuring reporters that the sightings posed no “national security or public safety threat.” But Rogan wasn’t buying it.
“This is what the kids call ‘sus,’” Rogan posted on X.com, where he floated his own theory with a mix of skepticism and humor. “I want to believe it’s adderalled up incels holed up in a basement messing with ‘the man’ more than I want it to be aliens. #iwanttobelieve.”
Long known for hosting investigative journalists, military witnesses, and whistleblowers to discuss UFO phenomena, Rogan’s post drew significant attention, racking up over 1.8 million views since it went live Thursday night.
The mysterious sightings began on November 18, with reports of drone-like UFOs as large as cars flying unscheduled night missions over New Jersey. Initial encounters were reported over the U.S. Army’s Picatinny Arsenal, but sightings have since spread across 12 counties in New Jersey and into neighboring Pennsylvania, with additional reports coming from Texas, Oklahoma, and New York.
Florham Park Police Chief Joseph J. Orlando confirmed that his department has received reports of unexplained aerial craft flying over critical infrastructure, including water reservoirs, rail stations, electric lines, and military installations. Pennsylvania residents have similarly flooded social media with accounts of strange lights in the sky from Easton to the Slate Belt and beyond. Emergency officials in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and Orange County, New York, also acknowledged reports of drone-like sightings on social media this week.
While some speculate these could be high-tech pranks or even extraterrestrial activity, retired police lieutenant and intelligence analyst Tim McMillan offered a more terrestrial theory. Speaking to DailyMail.com, McMillan noted that the descriptions align closely with Russian Orlan-10 drones, secretive reconnaissance craft often deployed in groups of three to five.
With sightings spreading across states and no official resolution in sight, the mystery deepens—and Rogan isn’t the only one who’s skeptical of the official narrative.
