Research and various other reasons' behind hullabaloo - but why didn't someone say that a month ago? Time to pack it up and go home, drone conspiracy theorists: The White House has finally offered an explanation for those mysterious New Jersey drone sightings from late last year - though its rather vague statement raises more questions than it answers.

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.

"This was not the enemy," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said about New Jersey's mysterious drone sightings.

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

Dozens of people are feared dead after a military helicopter collided with a civilian airliner midair around Washington, D.C.

On social media, users shared theories that range from foreign interference to UFOs to hobbyist activity. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said there was no evidence" the reported drone sightings posed a threat to national security or public safety or had any foreign connection.

Drone sightings in November and December sparked public concern and drew attention from the FBI for investigation

Trump also singled out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, calling him a “disaster.” “He’s just got a good line of bullshit,” Trump said. (We have to wonder if this is the first time a U.S. president has ever used the word “bullshit” in official remarks to the country after a national tragedy.)

Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy said he is working with Republican Congressman Chris Smith to change federal law regarding airspace.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.