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The US Air Force shot down three mysterious objects flying over North America in as many days, and officials aren't ruling anything out.

[t after a spy balloon the US says was sent by China](https://www.businessinsider.com/china-spy-balloon-put-a-missile-through-us-chinese-relationship-2023-2?r=US&IR=T) was shot down off the coast of North Carolina on February 4. I haven't ruled out anything," he said when asked if the objects may be aliens, The remarks come after the US military shot down three objects flying in North American airspace over the last 3 days. A top US Air Force general said that he was not ruling out the possibility that flying objects shot down over North America could have been aliens. - It comes after the US shot down a spy balloon it alleged was sent by China. - The US has shot down three objects flying over North America in as many days.

After a series of unidentified airborne objects were destroyed last week, an Air Force general overseeing the airspace said he's "not ruling out aliens ...

A US general has refused to rule out aliens as he spoke about a series of shoot downs of unidentified objects.

The object was flying at a level that posed a risk to civilian aircraft. "The UK and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security. I haven't ruled out anything," he said. The cylindrical object was flying at about 40,000 ft – posing a risk to civilian planes. Since the balloon, the air force shot down a car-sized object off the coast of northern Alaska, before Canada ordered aircraft to intercept an object flying over the Yukon territory. "We did not assess it to be a kinetic military threat to anything on the ground, but assess it was a safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities."

Incidents over the past three days follow the Feb. 4 downing of a Chinese balloon that put North American air defenses on high alert.

Sill, Ronald Moultrie, under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, told reporters in December that he had not seen anything in the files to indicate intelligent alien life. “Some of these uncharacterized UAP appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities, and require further analysis,” the office said in the report. Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to U.S. A report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued last month cited 366 additional sightings, mostly things like balloons, drones, birds or airborne clutter. 4 downing of a Chinese balloon that put North American air defenses on high alert. The U.S.

Sky News host Liz Storer says social media is likening the multiple shootings of unidentified flying objects to “aliens”. “Sounds like Chinese propaganda, ...

Fighter jets have been scrambled to bring down a balloon and three unidentified orbs over the past eight days. Advertisement. General Glen VanHerck has not ...

look “weak” on the world stage. The satellite had completed its mission. It is home to 150 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) silos. - February 9 - Unknown object the size of a car was seen flying over Alaska US fighter jets have shot down a Chinese spy balloon and three unidentified flying objects over the past week. “This should never have been allowed to enter the United States, and it never should have been allowed to complete its mission.” The mysterious object was compared to the size of a “small car.” [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-intel-chair-mike-turner-criticizes-biden-lacking-urgency-handlin-rcna69197): “The president taking it down over the Atlantic is sort of like tackling the quarterback after the game is over. Defense officials brought down the object after it was deemed a risk to commercial aircraft. He told reporters: “We did not assess it to be a kinetic military threat to anything on the ground, but assess it was a safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities.” Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, revealed officials shot the object down as it was a flight hazard. It comes just a week after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

A high-ranking US military official has said the government cannot rule out aliens amid the unprecedented shootdown of mysterious aircraft in recent days ...

We are ready to receive the news, "We are not alone, we never have been alone." Tsoukalos, the TV presenter famously known for the TV show Ancient Aliens and the "aliens" meme, is ready for the government to tell us the aliens are coming. The object shot down over remote Alaska was described by officials as being "cylindrical," and it had a payload of some kind. According to Pentagon officials, there is no precedent for this level of action against objects in the sky outside of wartime. The object was "octagonal, with strings hanging off," but had no discernible payload--it was flying at the relatively low altitude of about 20,000 feet, a senior administration official told the AP. The first was a Chinese spy balloon that the US shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4 off the coast of South Carolina.

The U.S. has not ruled out an extraterrestrial origin for the objects shot down over the U.S. and Canada in recent days, with NORAD saying it is up to the ...

Only the one shot down off of the U.S. The U.S. [extraterrestrial origin](https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/air-and-space/ufos) for the unknown "objects" shot down across the U.S. Glen VanHerck,](https://www.foxnews.com/us/norad-detected-chinese-spy-flight-before-reached-us-could-not-take-action-general-says) who leads NORAD and the U.S. VanHerck went on to confirm that both U.S. I haven't ruled out anything," VanHerck told reporters Sunday when asked about the possibility of the objects being extra-terrestrial.

But the Pentagon says it has not found evidence to indicate Earthly visits from intelligent alien life. Analysis of military sightings are conducted by the ...

The military was planning to retrieve it from the water to learn about its origin. It was shot out of the sky with an AIM9x missile about 20,000 feet over Lake Huron. The government’s effort to investigate anomalous, unidentified objects — whether they are in space, the skies or even underwater — has led to hundreds of documented reports that are being investigated, senior military leaders have said. The incidents come as the Pentagon has undertaken a new push in recent years to investigate military sightings of UFOs — rebranded in official government parlance as “unidentified aerial phenomena” or UAPs. VanHerck said the military was unable to immediately determine the means by which any of the three latest objects were kept aloft or where they were coming from. Another US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the military had seen no evidence suggesting any of the objects in question were of extraterrestrial origin.

The White House on Monday shot down speculation that there may be an extraterrestrial component to recent aerial objects shot down in U.S. airspace in ...

The three most recent objects were flying at lower altitudes, Kirby said, and were noticeably smaller than the balloon taken down near the coast of South Carolina. The U.S. He noted that it’s possible there is nothing nefarious about the objects, and they could be connected to a private company or research institution. Officials have said the three objects shot down over the weekend differed from the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the water earlier this month. Biden administration officials have provided limited details about the three objects taken down over the weekend, in part because the weather and the way they were taken down have made it difficult to recover the objects. VanHerck, the commander of the Pentagon’s Northern Command, made waves on Sunday when he was asked if officials had ruled out the possibility that the objects taken down over the weekend were connected to extraterrestrials.

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The White House's head-on approach to the aliens question comes after Gen. Glen VanHerck declined to rule out aliens or extraterrestrial involvement on ...

“I can assure the American people of this: If any of these objects present any danger to the American people or American interest, they will be dealt with appropriately as the last ones have been,” Schumer said on ABC’s The View. “Every element of the government will redouble their efforts to understand and mitigate these events.” One of the reason that we think we’re seeing more is because we’re looking for more. As you heard General VanHerck mention last night, they have modified the filters and the gains — as we call it — of the radar capabilities to look more discreetly at high altitude, small radar cross section, and low speed objects,” Kirby said. Since then, the military is scrutinizing the air space and “adjusting … Kirby said one of the reasons he believes the U.S. A Defense Department official, following the general’s remarks Sunday night, said there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.” the radar sensitivities, which means we’re seeing more things than we would normally see.” “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 said from the White House podium. Defense officials on Sunday night declined to identify what the three objects shot down over the weekend might be, spurring questions about the potential threats of the objects and why there’s been a string of detections since the Chinese spy balloon. The White House’s head-on approach to the alien question comes after Gen. President Joe Biden has been updated on the recent operations, he said, noting the objects were downed due to air traffic risks, not surveillance threats.

The White House said on Monday there is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects over ...

Just under half of Americans believe UFOs exist and have visited the earth, according to a The White House's denial marks an about face for the U.S. On Sunday, a U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down an octagonal-shaped object over Lake Huron on the U.S.-Canada border. It was the third shootdown of an unidentified object following the Feb. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby of the NSC threw cold water on the idea that the UFOs downed over the U.S. are alien.

Kirby did, however, highlight the extent of China’s surveillance balloon program while speaking to the press on Monday. The Pentagon has said it believes the object President Biden ordered shot down off the Atlantic coast earlier this month was a Chinese surveillance balloon, and though Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that “I’ll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out. [shooting down a lot of unidentified flying objects lately](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/u-s-military-shoots-down-high-altitude-object-lake-huron-1234678449/), also known as [UFOs](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/ufos/). John Kirby of the National Security Council reassured Americans they aren’t in danger, as well. The government hasn’t provided much information about what exactly is happening, which has led to plenty of speculation about whether said UFOs were launched from the Earth or …

Four objects detected in U.S. or Canadian airspace have been shot down in a nine-day span.

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. and Canada in light of the recent incursion by the Chinese airship. In Belgium, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters the priority is debris recovery. under the Biden administration is trying to gain greater understanding. "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." [shot down an object over Alaska](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-shoots-down-high-altitude-object-alaska/) on Friday and, working with Canadian officials, an unidentified object over the Yukon on Saturday. The trio of incidents, all since Friday, came after 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. 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. military shot down [another high-altitude object,](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unidentified-object-shot-down-great-lakes-region-lake-huron-sunday-2023-02-12/) flying at about 20,000 feet, over the Great Lakes region on Sunday. "I just want to make sure we address this from the White House. 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.

'There is no, again no, indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,' the White House Press Secretary said.

But efforts to learn more about the Chinese balloon and its purpose have been slowed by bad weather off the coast of South Carolina. Kirby noted that when Biden came into office, Biden asked for “a broad assessment of Chinese intelligence capabilities.” That assessment found that China was using a “high-altitude” balloon operation to collect intelligence. Adding to the mystery, those three unknown objects were shot down within a week of a U.S. The remaining parts of the object shot off the coast of Alaska have been hard to find because of sea ice, he said, and the unidentified object over Canada fell in an area of remote wilderness. A few parts have been recovered from the bottom, Kirby said, but there’s more to retrieve. But the Pentagon and U.S. F-22 downing an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. The debris of the “object” shot while flying at 20,000 feet over Lake Huron on Sunday fell in deep water in the lake and U.S. Asked if the U.S. military hasn’t been able to examine the debris because the bits fell in hard to access places. fighter jet off the Alaskan coast on Friday, another shot over northern Canada on Saturday, and a third It was an unusual denial to hear from the podium in the White House press room.

The Biden Administration shot down speculation that the four aerial vessels the U.S. military destroyed over North America in recent days were the product ...

The Chinese government criticized the balloon’s take down as an “indiscriminate use of force” and has maintained its narrative that the object was a civilian-operated device used for weather research. The president on Monday directed White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to develop an “interagency team” to study the policy implications and risks of unidentified aerial objects. The White House has not ruled out the possibility that the three most recent objects were used for surveillance purposes, but has gathered no evidence thus far to suggest they were, Kirby said, adding that no additional aerial objects had been detected as of Monday. fighter jets took down aerial objects over Alaska on Friday, Canada on Saturday and Lake Huron on Sunday, and while it’s unclear what the three most recent objects were used for, Kirby said Monday the military did not detect any “communication signals” from the devices, though Sen. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, after it was first spotted over Alaska on January 28. military destroyed over North America in recent days were the product of alien or extraterrestrial activity—a day after a top military commander left open that possibility.

The Biden Administration shot down speculation that the four aerial vessels the U.S. military destroyed over North America in recent days were the product ...

The Chinese government criticized the balloon’s take down as an “indiscriminate use of force” and has maintained its narrative that the object was a civilian-operated device used for weather research. The president on Monday directed White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to develop an “interagency team” to study the policy implications and risks of unidentified aerial objects. The White House has not ruled out the possibility that the three most recent objects were used for surveillance purposes, but has gathered no evidence thus far to suggest they were, Kirby said, adding that no additional aerial objects had been detected as of Monday. fighter jets took down aerial objects over Alaska on Friday, Canada on Saturday and Lake Huron on Sunday, and while it’s unclear what the three most recent objects were used for, Kirby said Monday the military did not detect any “communication signals” from the devices, though Sen. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, after it was first spotted over Alaska on January 28. military destroyed over North America in recent days were the product of alien or extraterrestrial activity—a day after a top military commander left open that possibility.

The US government's assessment so far is that there's no indication three unidentified objects it shot down were from a galaxy far, far, away.

The White House took the extraordinary step of denying that the recent shoot downs of airborne objects were related to space aliens.

“The truth, disappointing as it may be, is that there’s still a great deal we don’t understand.” It found no evidence that the sightings were related to alien life, but was also unable to rule that out as a possible explanation. While the terms “extraterrestrial” and “UFO” are used interchangeably, they are in fact two separate things. This is not the first time that the White House has had to deny direct engagement with extraterrestrial life. The late Sen. The one shot down over Michigan was described as “ [octagonal](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/us-military-shoots-down-fourth-flying-object-over-north-american-airspace),” but so far the military has not identified the objects in more detail, or explained what kept them airborne. When asked if the activity was extraterrestrial, the head of NORAD and U.S. Although the White House was forceful in its denial of any alien ties to the objects on Monday, other government officials have been more coy. [shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-us-is-going-take-care-of-chinese-balloon-2023-02-04/) off the South Carolina coast. military shot down [three additional flying objects](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/us/politics/us-shoots-down-object-michigan.html) over Alaska, Canada, and Michigan. “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,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday to the assembled giggling press corps. In 2019, two pilots went

The White House is batting down any notion that what they shot out of the skies this weekend are of another world -- but it's still not entirely clear what ...

and that they're still out there collecting and studying to figure out the exact nature and origin of them. We had theoretical physicist Avi Loeb on TMZ Live Monday, who provided a little clarity and comfort to those worried about the UFOs from the weekend ... Again, there is no indication of aliens or terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns." "There is no indication of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns. What she didn't clarify, however, was what the airborne objects actually were ... KJP went on to note that the administration had obviously been hearing a lot about it, but again stressed this wasn't in the realm of "E.T."

Less than a week after the U.S. downed what officials say was a Chinese surveillance balloon, the U.S. military shot down three more flying objects of ...

Chinese officials say they can’t say whether the newly downed objects are theirs but say the U.S. downed what officials say was a Chinese surveillance balloon, the U.S. Less than a week after the U.S.

Four flying objects have been shot down over North America in the space of a week as the US military fails to rule out extra-terrestrial involvement.

If life is common in our Universe, and we have every reason to suspect it is, why do we not see evidence of it everywhere? This is the essence of the Fermi ...

[Universe Today](https://www.universetoday.com/). Given the exponential rate at which computing progresses (using humanity as a template), advanced civilizations might have a short window in which they broadcast in radio wavelengths. After all, if extraterrestrial life has had a jump on humanity (which seems reasonable given the age of the Universe), it stands to reason they would have outgrown radio communications and digital computing a long time ago. "Up until now, we have completely overlooked a natural direction for SETI in form of high energy neutrinos and other particles produced by the Hawking radiation of artificial black holes. The Hawking component of radiation is expected to be a superposition of black body spectra of very high energies. These black holes would likely be artificial in nature and micro-sized rather than large and naturally occurring (for the sake of computing efficiency). The emission of this radiation reduces the mass and rotational energy of black holes, theoretically resulting in their eventual evaporation. This survey relied on the [Green Bank Observatory](https://greenbankobservatory.org/)'s 26-meter (85-foot) radio telescope to listen for radio transmissions from the nearby star systems of Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani. In their later paper, Dvali and Osamov suggest that black holes could be the ultimate source of computation. This space lies just outside the event horizon, where infalling matter forms a disk that is accelerated to near the speed of light and emits tremendous amounts of radiation. Possible indications include self-replicating probes, megastructures, and other [Type III](https://www.universetoday.com/129735/will-type-iii-civilization/)-like activity. [Project Ozma](https://www.seti.org/project-ozma)) was conducted in 1960 and was led by famed astrophysicist [Dr.

Officials say altitude, size and speed of flying objects muddle picture while treacherous conditions obstruct recovery.

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Who are they? You might know them as UFOs, or their more formal name: UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). They are the sudden unidentified flying objects ...

- Inclement weather has made it difficult to recover the objects that have been taken down. [This wasn't the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. And it turns out to be a weather anomaly just in the atmosphere. This particular action, sending the surveillance balloon over the heart of the United States was an irresponsible act and, of course, a violation of our sovereignty and of international law. It cannot discern down to an exquisite level of detail what an anomaly in the air might be. We haven't been able to clearly define what it was that they detected because, quite frankly, the equipment is not that refined. But it doesn't take away from the fact that we are committed to finding ways to responsibly manage it, to engage." And Sunday, it was an unidentified flying object that was taken down over Lake Huron. While it was eventually shot down by authorities (and made a After days of the United States shooting random objects out of the sky, the White House was forced to puncture some circulating thoughts as well. military downed a "high altitude airborne object" off the coast of Alaska. Saturday, it was a cylindrical object in Canada's Yukon territory.