Joe Rogan admits he's 'genuinely concerned' about New Jersey drones after expert revealed terrifying theory

Joe Rogan has admitted that he is 'genuinely concerned' about the wave of drones flying over the East Coast every night after listening to a new theory from the CEO of a remote aircraft system company. 

Rogan previously said on his world-famous podcast that he didn't buy the government's official explanation for the wave of mysterious UFOs. 

After calling the White House's official explanation 'sus' he offered his own theory to the wide selection of guesses at what's behind the craze.  

'I want to believe it's adderalled up incels holed up in a basement f****** with 'the man' more than I want it to be aliens,' Rogan joked of the numerous 'SUV-sized' craft first which first appeared in New Jersey in mid-November. '#iwanttobelieve.'

However, on Sunday he reposted a TikTok video from John Ferguson, who runs Saxon Unmanned, which has driven him to worry about the unnerving drones.

Ferguson said he didn't think there was anything 'nefarious' behind the drones buzzing around the tristate area but offered up a wild and unverified theory - that the drones are hunting out either a gas leak or 'radioactive material.'

'So my belief is they're trying to smell something on the ground – gas leak, radioactive material, whatever,' he said. 

Rogan wrote in response to the clip: 'This is the first video about these drones that has got me genuinely concerned.' 

Ferguson expounded on his theory, claiming there would be no other purpose for the flights, 'other than to p*** a bunch of people off at night.'

'The only reason why you would ever fly an unmanned aircraft at night is if you're looking for something,' he said. 

He admitted that he had no verification for this and was just offering up his opinion - alongside the hundreds of concerned drone spotters and locals.  

'So if you think it's bulls**t, whatever, that's cool. I don't want to spread misinformation, as we know that there's a lot of that going around,' he clarified.

Ferguson's company, Saxon Unmanned, describes itself as a 'manufacturer of long endurance, custom remote aircraft systems with over 25 years of experience in solution development for global air and sea applications.'

He himself is a military veteran who claims over 25 years of experience in his field. 

Rogan has long been considered a source for interviews with investigative journalists who cover UFOs, military witnesses and government whistleblowers. 

Since mid-November, a wave of unexplained drone sightings above central Jersey has left both law enforcement and the general public watching the skies, hunting for clues on what these mysterious night flights might be.

Ferguson's theory has gone viral after a day of establishment politicians trying to calm fears about the drones.

Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday that a new Federal Aviation Administration rule may be behind the deluge of drone sightings across New Jersey. 

The outgoing DHS secretary finally addressed the issue, confirming that they could not physically shoot down the drones but that technology to assist in detecting them is on its way.

He gave some clarification, however, as to why all of this seemed to be happening all of a sudden. 

'In September of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night,' Mayorkas said. 

'And that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk.' 

Mayorkas said Sunday that authorities need to be expanded for DHS and its partners to 'incapacitate' these mystery drones.

President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the unmanned aircraft be shot down.

'Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government's knowledge,' Trump posted on Friday amid outcry over the ongoing mystery.

'I don't think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!' the former and future president wrote on his social media site Truth Social.

Asked whether this was a possibility, Mayorkas told ABC News on Sunday that in order to be able to take more action, his agency needs to be given more powers.

'With respect of the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our authorities,' Mayorkas told This Week host George Stephanopoulos. 

'We have certain agencies within the Department of Homeland Security that can do that and outside our department,' he added. 'But we need those authorities expanded, as well.'

He divulged that there are more than 8,000 drones flown every day in the U.S., including civilian and government for both work and leisure activities.

Both Mayorkas and New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed plans to send drone detection technology to the area, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer - who represents New York - made the request Sunday.

Hochul wrote: 'In response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are sending a drone detection system to New York.'

'I am grateful for the support, but we need more. Congress must pass a law that will give us the power to deal directly with the drones,' she warned. 

Schumer pleaded for assistance on Sunday, writing: 'I'm pushing for answers amid these drone sightings. I'm calling for @SecMayorkas to deploy special drone-detection tech across NY and NJ.'

'And I'm working to pass a bill in the Senate to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection,' Schumer added.

Schumer is asking for Robin Radar Systems to provide the drone detection because it is '360-degree technology.' 

'If the technology exists for a drone to make it up into the sky, there certainly is technology that can track the craft with precision and determine what the heck is going on, and that's what the Robin does,' he added.

He was retweeted on X by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, who wrote to the federal government on Friday himself for assistance. 

Fears are growing over the mysterious objects that have been spotted flying across the sky in a number of U.S. cities in the last month - specifically in New Jersey, New York and Washington D.C.

A whopping 964 incidents have been logged in New Jersey since the first sighting on November 19 up until December 13, according to statistics collected by the state's Office of Emergency Management and shared with the New York Post.

Officials in Monmouth County, where residents reported 63 sightings over the time period, have shared a heatmap showing where the unmanned aircraft appear to be circulating.

Drones are now being reported all along the northern East Coast, with suspicious sightings in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to news reports.

They were even spotted as far west as Los Angeles this past weekend, according to FOX11. 

Their presence has raised both alarm and confusion, with the Pentagon being criticized for their 'lack of transparency' on the issue.

A bill before the U.S. Senate would enhance some federal agencies´ authority and give new abilities to local and state agencies to track drones. 

It would also start a pilot program allowing states and local authorities to disrupt, disable or seize a drone without prior consent of the operator.

'What the drone issue points out are gaps in our agencies, gaps in our authorities between the Department of Homeland Security, local law enforcement, the Defense Department.,' said Rep. Mike Waltz, Trump´s pick to be his national security adviser, speaking on CBS´ 'Face the Nation' on Sunday. 

'Americans are finding it hard to believe we can´t figure out where these are coming from.´