Most of the drones that were spotted flying over New Jersey late last year were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to President Trump.
At her first press briefing on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement from Trump.
"After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons,” Leavitt read. “Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy flying drones. And in time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.”
It wasn’t immediately clear what sort of research” was being conducted with these drones. Leavitt didn’t elaborate on what the “various other reasons” could entail.
Other state officials suggested there was more to the sightings.
New Jersey Assemblyman Erik Peterson, a Republican who had been briefed by the Department of Homeland Security about the drone situation, told CNN in December, “They’re lying to us.”
“First, they say you’re not seeing what you’re seeing,” Peterson said. “There’s nothing here, nothing here to be seen. And then they tell us that they don’t know what it is. They don’t know what’s happening. It’s all a lie.”
At a news conference in Seaside Heights, N.J., Mayor John Peterson Jr. told reporters, "These issues are very, very concerning, and the response from the federal government is very, very insulting."
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