(SNews) – The commander of the United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has refused to rule out the possibility that the “unidentified objects” flying over North America are “aliens or extraterrestrials.”
Gen. Glen D. VanHerck was responding after the U.S. military shot down an “unidentified object” from the skies above Lake Huron on Sunday, as Slay News reported.
New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper asked VanHerck: “Because you still haven’t been able to tell us what these things are that we are shooting out of the sky, that raises the question, have you ruled out aliens or extraterrestrial terrestrials?
“And if so, why? Because that is what everyone is asking us right now.”
VanHerck said: “I’ll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out.
“I haven’t ruled out anything at this point.
“We continue to assess every threat or potential threat unknown that approaches North America with the attempt to identify it.
“We’re calling them objects – not balloons – for a reason.
“With some adjustments, we’ve been able to get a better categorization of radar tracks now, and that’s why I think you’re seeing these, plus there’s a heightened alert to look for this information.
“I believe this is the first time within United States or American airspace that NORAD or United States Northern Command has taken kinetic action against an airborne object.”
A Department of Defense spokesperson said: “Based on its flight path and data we can reasonably connect this object to the radar signal picked up over Montana, which flew in proximity to sensitive DOD sites.
“We did not assess it to be a kinetic military threat to anything on the ground, but assess it was a safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities.
“Our team will now work to recover the object in an effort to learn more.”
US Senator Marco Rubio tweeted: “The last 72 hours revealed to the public what was happening for years, unidentified aircraft routinely operating over restricted US airspace.
“This is why I pushed to take this seriously and created a permanent UAP task force two years ago.”
Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, said: “The USAF *really* has some explaining to do when it comes to UAP.
“People who are surprised at the presence of these objects haven’t been paying attention.
“One of the reasons why I’ve been calling for changes to our sensor and reporting procedures for years.”
U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck:
"I am not able to categorize how they are able to stay aloft… We're calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason."pic.twitter.com/HQqlmdNznb
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 13, 2023
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