Drones are being reported in
California.
Drones have been spotted flying over Southern California, prompting questions about what the devices are doing and who they belong to.
Last month, people in New Jersey began making multiple reports about mysterious drones spotted flying at night. Some drones are described to be about the size of a car, and some are seen with flashing lights. Since the New Jersey reports, drones have also been
spotted in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and California.
"There are drones all over the sky in Temecula," one
TikTok user
posted with a video of the drones on Wednesday.
The person who filmed the drones said he went to higher ground to see where they went, but the drones turned off their lights before descending.
"There's so many. There's like 10," the user said. "And they're all over the city."
Temecula is less than 30 miles from Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps military base in Oceanside, California. However, a spokesperson for Camp Pendleton told
Newsweek that the military base wasn't responsible for the drones.
"We are aware of reported drones flying in the local communities," the spokesperson said.
"No military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) training or activity has occurred during the reported time or place of concern."
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told local radio show
The Morning Answer that some drones could belong to Southern California Edison, the area's primary electric utility company.
"We are being told by Edison that Edison is using extensive drones to inspect the power lines, particularly around the mountain areas, for fire danger," he said.
However, Gabriela Ornelas, a spokesperson for Southern California Edison, told Newsweek the company does not fly drones at night.
"We do use drones to inspect our power lines, but we currently only fly drones during daytime hours," she said.
