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,

Here’s what he said in a statement he found after “research and study”: "The drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by FAA for research and ...

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.

Back in December thousands of reported sightings cam in from all around New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. There were sightings in other parts of the country as well, and then suddenly as quickly as they appeared they were gone. Now it looks like another surge in drone sightings is taking place again.

(Gray News) - The drones that flew across New Jersey in recent months were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “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 said Tuesday.

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.

"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 said at a briefing ...

Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing.

Trump did provide a touch more detail than Biden’s team did by naming the FAA in his statement, but that might have just diverted attention to that agency. Bergen’s Republican colleague in the state Assembly, Christopher DePhillips, called Wednesday for the FAA to testify in the New Jersey statehouse because “the quest for answers continues.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed this week that Donald Trump told her the drones spotted in New Jersey in November and December were nothing concerning. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Committee,

The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.