In a statement, President Trump said the drone flights that had gripped New Jersey were not enemy or foreign crafts.

Research and various other reasons' behind hullabaloo - but why didn't someone say that a month ago? Time to pack it up and go home, drone conspiracy theorists: The White House has finally offered an explanation for those mysterious New Jersey drone sightings from late last year - though its rather vague statement raises more questions than it answers.

Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the drones were for research purposes and 'not the enemy.'

Less than a day after the deadly collision of American Airlines 5342 and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter killed 67 people over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump said common sense already told him what to blame: diversity programs creating a class of unqualified federal workers.

The unexplained, SUV-sized drones that caused a stir flying over the areas in the Northeast in November and December have returned. As of Sunday, Jan. 25.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she had an update on the drones to relay “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.

In the first White House press briefing of President Donald Trump’s second administration on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the mystery drone sightings over New Jersey and along the Ea

"This was not the enemy," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, attributing the statement to President Donald Trump.

Research company Enigma Labs said it has tallied 650 sightings nationally described as drone-related since November, with most concentrated in the Northeast.

On social media, users shared theories that range from foreign interference to UFOs to hobbyist activity. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said there was no evidence" the reported drone sightings posed a threat to national security or public safety or had any foreign connection.

An FBI investigation into thousands of reported drone sightings around New Jersey late last year has uncovered no suspects or recovered any drones, a spokesperson told us. In addition, scores of temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) imposed by the FAA on drone flights over sensitive facilities throughout the region have expired.