White House tells governors 'thousands' of objects in the skies aren't aliens, could be used car lot balloons
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A White House official told governors in a virtual briefing on Monday that "there are no UFOs" and "this is not an invasion of the aliens" after three flying objects were shot down over North America.
The briefing came after three flying objects were shot down over North America last weekend, including one over northeastern Alaska on Friday, one over Canada's Yukon territory on Saturday, and one over Lake Huron on Sunday. A Chinese spy balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. (Chase Doak/via Reuters) American forces recover debris from a shot-down Chinese surveillance balloon in South Carolina. (US Fleet Forces) Chinese Spy Balloon recovered from the ocean floor off the coast of South Carolina. (NORAD/NORTHCOM) Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
Gen. Glen VanHerck, who leads NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command, raised eyebrows after the third object was shot down on Sunday when he said that he hasn't "ruled out anything," including potentially aliens.
Despite that, other White House officials have also dialed back the potential for an extraterrestrial link, with National Security Council spokesman John Kirby saying Monday that he doesn't think "the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these craft."
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