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

Mysterious drones that hovered over New Jersey last month were authorized by the FAA for research and recreation purposes, the White House says.

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.

Fox News correspondent Nate Foy reports on the Trump administration's response to mysterious drone sightings across the United States on 'Special Report.'

The White House now says that the drones seen flying over vast swaths of the East Coast were actually just research vessels approved for flight by the Federal Aviation Administration. After those drones took flight and led to concerns among many Americans, some hobbyists also took flight amid the frenzy, the administration says.

Before taking questions at her first news briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave an update she said came “directly” from President Donald Trump.

The White House is providing an explanation for the drones that were spotted over New Jersey, and all along the East Coast, over the past several months.

"This was not the enemy," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement on New Jersey's mysterious drone sightings.

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.

President Trump revealed from the White House that the mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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