Coast Guardsman 'insulted' by White House response to NJ drones after alleged sighting  Story by Falyn Stemple 

Some New Jersey-based military personnel are furious about the White House response to the alleged drone sightings.

After nearly a month of rising reports, federal officials acknowledged "the concern" from residents in a joint statement from security bodies and declared that the drones are neither "anomalous" nor pose a public safety threat.

However, some Coastguard personnel based in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, are not convinced - and many residents are not either.

A dozen crew members reported spotting a fleet of alleged drones that "appeared out of nowhere" while patrolling earlier this month.

White House spokesman John Kirby chalked it up misidentification of airplanes.

But a Coastguardsman present for the sighting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, explained that the alleged mystery drones operated differently than commercial planes, which he frequently encounters on the job.

"I've been out there [on the water] when planes were coming in for landings in New York, and trust me, you can tell the difference," the anonymous Coastguardsman told The New York Post.

He added, "We're not idiots, we know what drones look and sound like."

He admitted that he is not sure what is going on, however, he is confident that the drones he saw cannot be purchased in stores.

Subsequently, he said he suspects that they are government drones.

He also said the federal response is "insulting" because it insinuates that the active duty members and other residents are lying.

"It's the implication that's insulting," he said, claiming: "It's implying we're making sh-t up, when the ones making up sh-t are down in Washington, D.C."

He added, "I don't care what Kirby or [Department of Homeland Security head Alejandro] Mayorkas say. They're full of sh-t."

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