Rumors and conspiracy theories ran wild after mysterious drones were seen flying over parts of the United States last year. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt put minds at ease Tuesday as she shared a message from President Donald Trump on the source of many of the drone sightings, including the ones reported over New Jersey in November.
The drones were in fact authorized to be flown by the Federal Aviation Administration. “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized by the FAA for research and various other reasons,” Leavitt said.
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In addition to those authorized by the FAA, other drones flown by hobbyists were sighted, and that number increased as curiosity about the phenomenon grew,
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