Spy balloons are not 'aliens', insists US
Telegraph, 14 Feb 2023
Objects being shot down over US airspace in recent days are not of extraterrestrial origin, the White House has insisted.
It came as the US military said it had recovered important sensor and electronics parts from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down earlier this month.
"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure," the US Northern Command said in a statement.
China insists the balloon, which spent several days flying over North America, was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose, but the United States says it was a sophisticated high-altitude spying vehicle that is part of a program with global reach.
A US F-22 Raptor fighter jet shot it down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb 4, and teams have since been working to recover the debris for analysis.
Since then there have been several three more objects downed for which US and Canadian officials have struggled to explain the origin, prompting some to suggest aliens are involved.
On Sunday, a US Air Force general had said he could not rule out that - or any other explanation.
But on Monday, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, said: “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.”
John Kirby, the White House National Security Council spokesman, added: “I don’t think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these craft. Period.”
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It came as the US military said it had recovered important sensor and electronics parts from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down earlier this month.
"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure," the US Northern Command said in a statement.
China insists the balloon, which spent several days flying over North America, was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose, but the United States says it was a sophisticated high-altitude spying vehicle that is part of a program with global reach.
A US F-22 Raptor fighter jet shot it down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb 4, and teams have since been working to recover the debris for analysis.
Since then there have been several three more objects downed for which US and Canadian officials have struggled to explain the origin, prompting some to suggest aliens are involved.
On Sunday, a US Air Force general had said he could not rule out that - or any other explanation.
But on Monday, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, said: “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.”
John Kirby, the White House National Security Council spokesman, added: “I don’t think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these craft. Period.”
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