The internet and social media are overflowing with theories about the origins of the drones that have allegedly been hovering in New Jersey’s night skies over the past few weeks. The sightings, which began last month,

Abichandani is an expert on “swarming drones” who has done research for the Department of Defense and its various branches, and for defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin. The associate professor at NJIT’s School of Applied Engineering directs its Robotics and Data Lab, known as the RADLab.