Strange "red orbs" have been spotted above the eastern US as to their origin as the ongoing mystery continues.

The red orbs were seen by a passenger travelling to New York's JFK Airport as they passed over New Jersey - where 'drone' sightings have been rampant, baffling residents and sparking conspiracies. Since the 'drones' were first spotted in the skies, speculation has run rampant as to their origin and .

Americans have reported seeingand orbs in the skies above New Jersey and the, while UK residents have also reported seeing heightened 'drone' activity. One passenger shared video footage on X (Twitter) showing what they described as two "reddish orbs" over New Jersey on Friday night.

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User DJNarkatta said: "Saw these two reddish orbs on my way from LV (Las Vegas) to JFK tonight at around 9:30pm looking over NJ. I am very excited to capture more footage this week." They explained they used an 14 Pro to capture the footage, asking whether they could be UAPs, paper lanterns or planes in a landing pattern.

"I've always looked up in the sky with a keen interest in airplanes, and I grew up playing different updated versions of flight simulator. When things look strange in the sky, I notice. I am very excited to capture more footage this week." Another clip from user YogurtclosetFlat5701 was shared by conspiracy theory and UFO-enthusiast accounts on X/. The strange red orbs were seen hovering in the air above the New York borough of Queens.

The FBI and Homeland Security have previously said the drones do not pose a public safety threat. But the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this month banned drone flights in 22 areas in New Jersey and in 30 areas of New York where critical infrastructure could be found. The drones have sparked widespread speculation online and even igniting conspiracy theories in some cases.

It is not the first time footage of orbs was seen . Footage taken from a passenger flying from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International fuelled the mystery even more. Reddit user EasilyAmused, aka Ed, told : "I started noticing the objects about 20 minutes into the flight and then towards the end of the flight. The objects show more detail than I noticed with my naked eye."

about the drones, claiming they had been looking for "radioactive material." He previously told Fox's Good Day New York: "What might they be looking for? Maybe that's radioactive material. It was a shipment. It arrived at its destination. The container was damaged, and it was empty."

His statement came after the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission earlier this month issued an alert stating a piece of medical equipment used for cancer scans was "lost in transit" on December 2. The item, an Eckert & Ziegler model HEGL-013, was being shipped from the Nazha Cancer Centre in Newfield in Gloucester County in southern New Jersey.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby recently downplay the significance of the drone sightings. He said: "We assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and even stars that were mistakenly reported as drones.

"We have not identified anything anomalous or any national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the Northeast, the work continues."