Aliens or Chinese spy balloons? The US clarifies, the plan was thwarted

Clashes in the skies between Washington and Beijing continue to fill the foreign policy news pages. In particular, the United States established that China has an “altitude balloon program to collect intelligence information” and that program is linked “to the Chinese military”. This was reiterated by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, reporting that the program was also operational “during the previous administration” but had not been “discovered”. Now the United States is “studying carefully to learn as much as possible”. The latest fallen objects, Kirby said, pose a “real threat” to air traffic.

In addition, the US has not yet been able to “definitely establish” what were the last flying objects seen and shot down in the skies of North America. The Administration remains “extremely focused” on determining the origin and purpose of these last objects, which did not appear to have communication or maneuvering capabilities, although “we cannot rule out” that they have surveillance capabilities. There are currently no “active traces” of other objects, Kirby said, reporting that the US is “consulting” with its allies in identifying these aerial phenomena. President Biden, Kirby finally reported, instructed the secretary of state, secretary of defense and director of national intelligence to reach out to their colleagues.

Yesterday there was no denying the possibility that they were aliens and not aircraft from Beijing. But White House spokeswoman Karine Jean Pierre closed the case, mocking the situation: “From the sighting of unidentified objects in the skies over North America, there is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity.” Big fans of aliens and UFOs will be disappointed.