under the Biden administration is trying to gain greater understanding.Īn assessment of reports of what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena" released last month said of the 366 additional reports of sightings since 2004, 163 were "balloon-like objects."
Kirby noted that unidentified aerial phenomena have been reported "for many years without explanation or deep examination" by the federal government, though the U.S. "I don't think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these crafts," he said. and Canada in light of the recent incursion by the Chinese airship.
Kirby said the recent increase in the objects detected could partially be explained by NORAD enhancing its radar capabilities to more closely scrutinize the airspace over the U.S. The government is "laser-focused" on confirming the nature and purpose of the objects, he said, including through "intensive" efforts to collect debris in the areas where they fell. did not believe the three objects posed a direct threat to people on the ground, but could have been a danger to civilian commercial air traffic, given their altitude. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that the U.S. military shot down another high-altitude object, flying at about 20,000 feet, over the Great Lakes region on Sunday. shot down an object over Alaska on Friday and, working with Canadian officials, an unidentified object over the Yukon on Saturday. In addition to the surveillance balloon, the U.S. The Navy has been leading efforts to recover debris and retrieve the balloon's payload, and salvage operations resumed Monday after they were paused due to rough waters. airspace earlier that week and traversed the country, flying over or near military sites in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and Missouri before it was taken down. official said the salvage operation off the coast of South Carolina has recovered a "significant" portion - about 30 to 40 feet - of the Chinese balloon's antenna array from the bottom of the ocean. Air Force shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. The trio of incidents, all since Friday, came after the U.S. The nation's eyes have turned upward after three high-altitude objects detected over Alaska, Canada and Michigan were shot down by military fighter jets in so many days.
Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), was asked if authorities have ruled out extraterrestrials. Jean-Pierre's reassurances that aliens are not behind the unusual activity happening in the sky came a day after Air Force Gen. "Wanted to make sure that the American people knew that, all of you knew that, and it is important for us to say that from here." I know there have been questions and concerns about this, but there is no, again, no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns," Jean-Pierre told reporters as she opened the White House press briefing. "I just want to make sure we address this from the White House. Washington - White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre sought to put to rest any questions about whether recent objects detected in the national airspace are tied to aliens, saying Monday that there is "no indication" of extraterrestrial activity related to the handful of high-altitude objects shot down in a nine-day span.
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