The U.S. military has recently shot down several unidentified flying objects over North America, with some speculating they could be of extraterrestrial origin. On Sunday, a national security spokesperson said the objects were much smaller than the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month. The intelligence and counterintelligence communities are still trying to figure out what the objects are, and the public will have to wait for an explanation.
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At a briefing on Monday, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck revealed that Chinese balloon threats have gone undetected by the United States in the past, highlighting an “awareness gap” that needs to be resolved. The discovery of the balloon has raised questions about the security of the U.S. and Gen. VanHerck said that the U.S. needs to figure out how to better detect these threats in the future. The Biden administration has not yet commented on the issue.
The Pentagon has revealed that three Chinese spy balloons were able to transit the continental United States undetected under the Trump administration. General Glen VanHerck has revealed that the payload weighed in excess of a couple thousand pounds and was estimated to be around 20 stories tall. This incident has raised concerns about the security of the United States, and the Pentagon is now taking steps to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future.