A local congressman isn't satisfied with the White House's answers about the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a highly anticipated explanation for the mass sightings of unusual aircraft around New Jersey over the past couple of months before turning to questions at her first press briefing of the new term.

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

"This was not the enemy," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement on 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.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from President Trump which read in part, "this was not the enemy."

Nichols spent nearly three years at the FAA after being appointed by former President Joe Biden in January 2022. He joins as a partner and co-chair of the transportation practice, working alongside co-chair Paul Hemmersbaugh in Washington, D.C.

New Jersey residents were concerned over the mysterious drones that flew above their homes, sparking conspiracy theories about the source.

The mysterious drones seen in the skies over New Jersey sparked questions for weeks, and now, we have some answers. President Donald Trump says they were a part of an FAA research project. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway has reaction from New Jersey residents.

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

The remarks from Karoline Leavitt, the new White House press secretary, echoed earlier remarks by the Biden administration about the sightings.