The mystery of inexplicable drone sightings on New Jersey already throughout the east coast at the end of last year has been resolved, according to the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, who said he transmitted the update directly from President Trump In the oval office.
In his first White House press conference on Tuesday, Leavitt said: “After research and study, drones flewing on New Jersey in large quantities were authorized to be flown by FAA by research and several other reasons” .
“Many of these drones were also fans, recreational and private individuals who enjoy flying drones,” he added. “Over time, it worsened due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.”
In December, Mysterious drones sightings in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and other states of the east coast caused a lawsuit of officials To find the source of the Flying objectsSome of which were seen near military facilities.
The FBI was the main agency that investigated the sightings and said it received several thousand tips. Local law agencies also investigated.
In social networks, users shared theories ranging from foreign interference to UFOs to amateur activities.
The FBI and the National Security Department said there was no evidence “reported drones sightings represented a threat to national security or public security or had any foreign connection.
But state and local leaders were pressed to find more information and find a stronger answer.
The authorities said that many of the reported drones sightings could be airplanes or helicopters operating from the numerous airports of the region. The New Jersey senator, Andy Kim, said in X publications that “he concluded that most of the possible drone sightings that pointed to me were almost certainly.”
As Leavitt said Tuesday, former White House Safety spokesman, John Kirby, said in December that it was determined that many reports were “a combination of legal commercial drones, amateur drones and drones of application of the law.”
Some users of social networks had suggested that they could tear down the drones if they were too close to their homes, and in December, Mr. Trump also Suggested Spilling the drones, although he did not clarify who should take such measures.
Emma Li and
contributed to this report.