Meanwhile the Department of Homeland Security and federal Bureau of Investigation continue to press there is no evidence of reported drone sightings posing a national security or public safety threat from a foreign nexus.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he's working to pass a bill to give local law enforcement "more tools for drone detection" following a spate of mysterious sightings on the East Coast. Why it matters: Reports of these mysterious drones started coming in from Virginia last week.