White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a highly anticipated explanation for the mass sightings of unusual aircraft around New Jersey over the past couple of months before turning to questions at her first press briefing of the new term.
"This was not the enemy," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement on New Jersey's mysterious drone sightings.
Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the drones were for research purposes and 'not the enemy.'
Research company Enigma Labs said it has tallied 650 sightings nationally described as drone-related since November, with most concentrated in the Northeast.
The drones seen flying over New Jersey were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, the White House said on Tuesday. The drones were seen not only over the Garden State but over other states in November, Fox News reported.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from President Trump which read in part, "this was not the enemy."
The White House said Tuesday the drones spotted flying over New Jersey late last year were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration for “research and various other reasons.” Before taking questions at her first news briefing,
Mysterious drones that hovered over New Jersey last month were authorized by the FAA for research and recreation purposes, the White House says.
The drone phenomenon captured the attention of the American public in late November and into December as sightings skyrocketed in the state and elsewhere in the country, primarily along the East Coast.
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President Trump said that the drone sightings over New Jersey late last year were either authorized by the FAA or were from hobbyists and enthusiasts.