After a spy aircraft and three unidentified objects, U.S. citizens are left in a confused state in what their country is facing and what will be done for protection.
In the span of eight days, the U.S. Air Force has been busy with four airborne objects. After shooting down the “spy balloon” from China, three more unidentified objects made an appearance, putting the US on high alert.
The balloon from China made its way into the country on Jan. 28 and was taken out by the U.S. on Feb. 4. After being retrieved and studied, it’s been reported that the balloon was the size of three buses and contained technology that retrieved information.
Study on the balloon will continue as more debris is collected.
After the spy balloon incident, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) updated and strengthened its radar system. Having become extra sensitive and sharpened ability to point out airborne objects, the U.S. came into contact with three more objects.
Off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. faced its second incident of unidentified objects on Feb. 10. The third incident took place the next day as an object was flying into Canada. Both U.S. fighter jets and Canadian aircrafts worked together to take down the unidentified objects.
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand has described the object as cylindrical and smaller than the Chinese balloon. The Pentagon described the object shot down in Alaska as the size of a small car.
The fourth incident took place on Feb. 12, an octagonal aircraft was first identified in Montana and shot down by a F-16 fighter jet. It was later recovered near Lake Huron, Michigan. During a Pentagon Press Conference, Gen. Pat Ryder said the aircraft was shot down due to its altitude and path, which was close to Department of Defense sites.
While both governments have little detail about the aircrafts in question, both have confirmed it has no origin to China.
Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, held a debriefing with reporters about these encounters. When asked if the U.S. has ruled out extraterrestrials, VanHerk said, “I haven’t ruled out anything at this point.”
The reports of U.S. pilots experiencing sensor malfunctions and being unable to describe how the objects stayed aloft have also stopped any more information from being shared by the U.S. government.
With those reports along with the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police not wanting to release any readings until more information is collected, extraterrestrial theories continue to grow.