The myriad of drones seen flying over New Jersey and around the tri-state at the end of 2024 were, for the most part, authorized by the Federal Aviation Agency, the White House said during its first press conference of the Trump administration.

The drones were being flown by the FAA for research and other reasons, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.

The White House released new information Tuesday on the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year, but one state congressman isn't satisfied with their answers.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said reported drone sightings that sparked panic in New Jersey last month were drones authorized to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration and “not the enemy.

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

The mystery of the unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey and along the East Coast late last year has been solved, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said she was relaying the update directly from President Trump in the Oval Office.

As the White House tells the truth about last month's drone scare, Donald Trump’s comments look bad, but Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s comments look vastly worse.

The mysterious drones that lit up skies across the US late last year were authorised by federal regulators and "not the enemy," the White House has announced. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved the drones for research and many also belonged to people in the area,