Mystery drones over New Jersey were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the full knowledge of the Biden administration, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she had an update on the drones to relay “directly” from President Donald Trump.

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

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

(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.

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

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.

More drone sightings have been reported in the Northeast after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary flight restrictions following thousands of reported drone sightings late last year.

Reports of more mysterious drone sightings across the Northeast have cropped up just weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted temporary flight restrictions that were put in place following thousands of similar sightings late last year,

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.