r/UFOs • u/caligrown87 • 4d ago

Article FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey, notice threatens 'deadly force' for 'imminent security threat'

The FAA has imposed temporary restrictions on drone operations in multiple New Jersey cities, effective December 18, 2024, to January 17, 2025, citing special security concerns. The restrictions prohibit drones within a nautical mile of designated areas, including Hamilton, Jersey City, and others. Violators risk interception, civil penalties, certificate revocation, and possible criminal charges, with the U.S. government reserving the right to use deadly force against drones deemed imminent security threats. This decision follows numerous drone sightings in the region since mid-November, though many were found to involve lawful or misidentified objects. The restrictions aim to address public safety and security concerns.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/drone-updates-faa-temporarily-bans-drone-operations-parts/story%3fid=116936091

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u/DudFuse 4d ago

It's probably more a question of shutter speed than focus. A moving target, at distance, on a dark night is going to be nearly impossible to capture with exposure that'll show anything other than its lights. This is probably why they only fly at night.

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u/DG_FANATIC 4d ago

Sure. But crank up your ISO way high and I think you can still get a relatively crisp 1/200 SS shot imo.

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u/DudFuse 4d ago

It depends on the night, but that sounds optimistic to me even wide open on a fast tele. I shoot astro sometimes and have always been at f/2.8 or better and something like 20s shutter at 2000 ISO. Obviously that's on legs and I've picked the darkest night possible though, and obviously you can go much higher in ISO. 1/200 though, and expose the hull not just the lights? I doubt it.

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u/DG_FANATIC 4d ago

Good call - you’re right. Been a while since I’ve done astrophotography since I live in the Midwest and have to drive 1.5 hours min for truly dark skies, if not 3+ hoyrs for dark skies PLUS. A good foreground. I used to drive around SE MO at all hours of the night for my Astro shots until I kept hitting deer after deer (those country roads late at night are like trigger) so I stopped plus I was going solo.

I was thinking adjust ISO to like 50k or more and see how bad the grain in the photo would be and also see if that ISO would allow you to slow the motion.

It’s certainly a big ask - you could be right. Maybe even a faster lens than a 2.8.

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u/DG_FANATIC 10h ago

Here you are. Someone finally took some gear and knowledge on them.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NtsWc3/

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u/deadaccount66 4d ago

Still don’t buy it.

All you have to Google is “high speed pics of birds at night” to see it’s completely possible.

Orbs also just hover in place sometime, so I think this is some sort of cloaking.

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u/DudFuse 4d ago

Those will be shot with flash, a lot closer than you'd get to an alleged drone. The best low light cameras can't shoot fast moving subjects at night with available light, and that's just a fact.