CREDIT: Yuri Gripas | Reuters
The White House has stated that the three aerial objects recently shot down by the U.S. may have had an innocent or commercial purpose, unlike the suspected surveillance balloon from China that previously flew over the U.S.
The national security spokesman, John Kirby, explained that the intelligence community is considering the possibility that the objects were simply “benign” objects.
It has also been revealed that a missile fired at one of the objects over Lake Huron missed its target and landed in the water.
This information has been disclosed as the Biden administration’s actions over the past two weeks have come under scrutiny in Congress.
The delay in shooting down the Chinese spy balloon and the quick response to the harmless objects have raised questions about the administration’s decisions and reactions.
Despite the new details, many questions remain about the unidentified objects, including their origin, purpose, and how the U.S. will respond to similar objects in the future. The recovered debris from the objects is challenging to retrieve from remote locations in Canada and Alaska.
The balloon that was shot down off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4 is also still under investigation, including its spying capabilities and whether it transmitted signals over sensitive military sites.
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