After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by FAA for research and various other purposes,” White Hous

"This was not the enemy," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said about New Jersey's mysterious drone sightings.

The mysterious drones sighted over New Jersey in December were authorized to fly and did not originate from a hostile

After New Jersey residents noticed drones flying over neighborhoods late last year, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt provided some insight.

The White House claims that the objects seen in the skies over New Jersey in late 2024 were drones authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The people of New Jersey finally have an answer from the White House about the scores of drones that blanketed the region in paranoia at the end of last year. Or do they? In her first press room briefing, President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that the Federal Aviation Administration authorized the drones.

The White House Tuesday said drones spotted over New Jersey and other states in the northeast corner of the country last year did not pose a threat. During her first briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt conveyed “news directly” from President Donald Trump about the drones after she said he had undertaken “research and

New Jersey residents were concerned over the mysterious drones that flew above their homes, sparking conspiracy theories about the source.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the mystery drones flown across New Jersey in late 2024 were "authorized to be flown by the FAA" for research "and various other reasons" in the first press briefing of President Donald Trump's second administration.

The remarks from Karoline Leavitt, the new White House press secretary, echoed earlier remarks by the Biden administration about the sightings.

Officials at local and federal levels were baffled by reports of mystery drone sightings in New Jersey and parts of the Northeast.