Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… recently, residents in northern New Jersey have reported more sightings of “mystery drones,” leading to sensational media coverage amid an investigation of the incidents that now includes involvement by the FBI. In our analysis this week, we’ll be looking at 1) how recent sightings of drones in New Jersey became the latest media sensation, 2) how the incidents have prompted a response from local officials, 3) what many of the videos of sightings appearing online actually reveal about the incidents, and 4) why some genuine drone sightings remain a possibility as the mainstream media clumsily fuels what has become the latest “mystery drone” flap.