Throughout the past year we have been very closely following the creation of a Pentagon task force, then “reinforced” from NASA, to investigate many sightings of UFOs (sorry, UAP), unidentified flying objects, in the skies of the United States and the world. So far, government officials have always said they don't rule out anything, not even extraterrestrial hypotheses, but apparently things are different.
And to think that in all those posts we too had placed the emphasis on American concerns, which seemed little "extra" and very "terrestrial" to us. It took yesterday afternoon's press conference at the White House to dispel any doubts (but not the borderline criminal headlines that even national newspapers continue to bring out). "There is no indication of extraterrestrial activity in relation to these recent episodes,” said the White House spokeswoman Karine Jean Pierre. “We just wanted to make sure the American people knew,” he added. A journalist asked: “if they had been, would you have told us?”: widespread smiles and jokes on ET
Extraterrestrials: mass distraction
The facts are few and simple, even if not clear. The US shot down (and helped Canada shoot down) three unidentified aerial objects over three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). According to White House officials, all of these objects lacked propulsion and were wandering aimlessly in the atmosphere between 6 and 12 kilometers above sea level (20.000 and 40.000 feet), thus posing a risk to commercial aircraft.
The three killings follow the previous one case of a Chinese "balloon" shot down last week (US is certain it is a spy aircraft, China has called it a weather balloon). John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, said in a briefing that the “China case” must be separated from the latter three. This means that the recent kills have not yet been associated with anyone. Why don't journalists worry about this, instead of asking questions about extraterrestrials?
How come out of the blue all these cases come up?
Here too the answer is simple, and this time also clear. As degrading as it sounds to America's supposed defense capabilities. After the Chinese balloon crash, the military improved its radar technology to better detect slow-flying, high-altitude objects. In other words? They see more, because they are looking more and better.
A debacle that raises quite a few concerns, and perhaps we are the first to "cover them" by throwing suggestions at the public so as not to make them think. However, someone ventured the right questions. One above all: what are the real relations between the United States and China now, after the "spy ball" episode? The National Security Council spokesperson stressed that the United States maintains its embassy in China and still has ongoing contacts with officials, but there are no immediate plans for President Biden to speak directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
And what does China say? The Chinese government has begun accusing the US of sending surveillance balloons into their airspace. Maybe not in Chinese airspace, since the spokesperson of the National Security Council denied it, but perhaps in territories “claimed” by China yes (since the spokesperson here refused to offer details).
This is the context: I would suggest we return to talking about extraterrestrials in a bit. At the moment, I would worry about the Terrans.
