White House rules out extraterrestrial activity in aerial object shootdowns [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre clarified that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.”
• Her remarks came after a U.S. Air Force general said he was not ruling out the possibility of extraterrestrial activity.
• Sunday’s shootdown over Lake Huron was the third shootdown of an unidentified object in three days.

The White House rejected claims of extraterrestrial activity on Monday following three shootdowns of unidentified aerial objects over North American airspace this month.

During a press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre clarified, “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.”

The statements were a direct rebuttal of a U.S. Air Force general’s recent remarks. On Sunday, General Glen VanHerck, the commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, said he was not ruling out the possibility of extraterrestrial activity.

The general made the comments during Sunday’s briefing at the Pentagon, after 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 in three days following the downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast last Saturday.

North American air defenses have been on high alert, and lawmakers have called for more information on the objects’ origins.

In recent years, the Pentagon has pushed for the investigation into military sightings of UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

Senior military leaders confirmed that the government is looking into hundreds of documented reports of anomalous, unidentified objects in space, the skies, or even underwater.

In June 2021, a U.S. government report did not rule out possible extraterrestrial origin for 144 UAPs. This report marked a shift in tone after decades of deflection from the military.

According to a 2020 IPSOS poll, just under half of Americans believe in the existence of UFOs and their visits to Earth. But several White House officials rejected claims that the objects had extraterrestrial origins.

White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters, “I don’t think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these crafts, period.”

Source: Reuters