The head of the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, has linked the recent downing of the latest unidentified objects over North America to the existence of a Chinese military balloon program.
Kirby himself has explained in a press conference that he can not «give many details in public» about these latest incidents, but has assured that a recent improvement in U.S. radar systems would be the reason for the increase in detections of these balloons.
Kirby pointed out that during the presidency of Donald Trump it was not possible to detect this type of objects, while now, with President Joe Bide, it has been possible, according to the American press.
Kirby also wanted to differentiate the Chinese spy balloon shot down in the Atlantic a week ago from the three objects shot down in the last weekend. The first one, unlike the other three, was maneuverable and was being remotely controlled. It was also flying at a much higher altitude of over 18,000 meters.
The spy balloon was capable of carrying three school buses and was reportedly being used to monitor military bases, while the other three objects were simply moving at the mercy of the wind at a much lower altitude, albeit dangerous to commercial aviation.
Following these Chinese incursions, the United States and Canada have increased surveillance through the North American Aerospace Command (NORAD) «enhancing our radar capability,» according to Kirby.
The White House spokesman pointed out that it is difficult for radar to detect small objects such as these balloons and explained that there are often small non-U.S. military objects used for scientific purposes that can lead to confusion.
As for three objects shot down on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Kirby explained that «we have not been able to determine with certainty what these objects were, so we acted with caution to protect safety, our safety, our interests, and the safety of air navigation.»
In addition, Kirby stressed that the United States has not launched spy balloons over China in response to the accusation launched Monday by Beijing about the presence of at least ten of these devices in Chinese airspace during the last year. «We have no surveillance balloons over China. I have no information that we have any balloons flying in Chinese airspace,» he said.
Another U.S. spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, had previously clarified prior to Kirby’s press conference that these incidents had nothing to do with extraterrestrial activity. «I know there have been questions and interest about this, but again I have to say that there is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity related to the recent downed objects,» she said.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
