The White House on Thursday said there is no evidence of a national security or public safety threat after reports of drone sightings in New Jersey, highlighting that the government is working to identify what the mysterious sightings are.

“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat or have a foreign nexus,” national security communications adviser John Kirby told reporters.

Kirby noted that the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard are working with local officials and using numerous detection methods to understand the origins of the sightings.

He said that it appears that many of the reported sightings are manned aircraft being operated lawfully, adding there have been no reported........

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