Objects flying over U.S. puzzle authorities: 'not able to categorize'
U.S. officials have not identified what the objects are nor their likely source of origin, and recovery of some of the debris is likely to be harder in the colder, icier waters. China has maintained the first aircraft was a wayward weather balloon and said the U.S. had overreacted by shooting it down.
General Glen VanHerck, Commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, arrives for a closed-door briefing for senators about the Chinese spy balloon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 9, 2023. On Sunday, when asked if defense officials had ruled out the possibility of extraterrestrial activity, VanHerck said:"I haven't ruled out anything at this point.
Referring to the objects, General Glen VanHerck, head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, told reporters on Sunday:"Certainly the event off the South Carolina coast, the Chinese spy balloon, that was clearly a balloon. These are objects. I'm not able to categorize how they stay aloft."
He said he believed it was the first time his defense outfits had taken"kinetic action against an airborne object" within U.S. or Canadian airspace, both of which NORAD protects, according to the Associated Press. Asked if defense officials had ruled out the presence of extraterrestrials, VanHerck said:"I haven't ruled out anything at this point."
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