Americans have nothing to fear from aliens in the wake of recent UFO takedowns by the U.S. military, the White House confirmed.
“There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a White House press briefing on Feb. 13.
“I wanted to make sure that the American people knew that, and all of you knew that,” Jean-Pierre said. “It was important for us to say that for you because we’ve been hearing a lot about it.”
The U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic on Feb. 4 after observing it cross the North American continent.
Three other unidentified aerial phenomena, formally known as UAPs, were shot down in the week that followed.
A UAP that was considered a hazard to air traffic was downed by U.S. F-22 fighter jets over Alaska on Feb. 10. The next day, a cylindrical object was shot down by an American fighter plane over Yukon, Canada.
Then on Feb. 12 an octagonal object was shot down by Air Force Reserve fighter jets over Lake Huron.
Adm. John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, told reporters on Feb. 13 that ownership of the latest three UAPs is not yet known. Debris has not yet been recovered from the crash sites, which are in remote areas.
A 2022 report by the Director of National Intelligence indicated 366 new sightings of UAPs reported from March 2021 into 2022.
Of those, 163 were described as “balloon or balloon-like entities.” Others appeared to be drones or drone-like objects, airborne plastic bags, weather events, or birds.
UAP sightings have provided fodder for conspiracy theories and hoaxes since the 1940s, some centered on the idea of government collusion with alien life forms.
In response to a reporter’s question, Kirby emphatically echoed Jean-Pierre’s statement that no evidence of alien involvement had been detected in the recent UAP events.
“I don’t think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these craft, period,” Kirby stated.
“I loved “ET,” the movie,” Jean-Pierre said jokingly, “but I’m just going to leave it there.”
FAA rules stipulate that “persons wanting to report UFO/unexplained phenomena activity should contact a UFO/ unexplained phenomena reporting data collection center, such as the National UFO Reporting Center,” which is located in Davenport, Washington.
