Secretary of Defense Austin addresses recent UFO downings: ‘They pose no threat’

On Monday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin answered questions about what exactly is happening in the skies over the United States after various objects were shot down over the weekend.

“Although the authorities do not yet know what these objects are, they do not pose a threat,” Austin said.

“They do not pose a military threat to anyone on earth,” he said. “However, they pose a risk to civil aviation and a potential threat to intelligence gathering.”

USA shot down four objects over North America in the past week, the first of which was a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4. The second and third are believed to have been smaller balloons that were shot down over Alaska and Canada, respectively. Sunday is the fourth object shot down in about eight days.

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