The Latest Breaking News from John Kirby

Balloons, ‘objects’ – what’s in the sky above the US?

US airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023

Biden to speak on unknown aerial objects amid review

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his most substantial account Thursday of his government’s efforts to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown objects over the U.S. The White House said Biden would speak at 2 p.m. at the White House

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

We went completely nuts over a balloon

It ought to be a "teachable moment": This country is deeply unhinged. Now back to fake history and George Santos

Salon · Feb 16, 2023

US military reveals what the three UFOs shot down might've actually been after spy fears

The US military has not yet recovered any of the debris from the three UFOs shot down over the weekend, but they maybe linked to research purposes, according to White House spokesman John Kirby

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Ben Wallace: ‘No sign of aliens after UFOs shot down in US’

There are "no signs of ET" in British skies, the Defence Secretary said on Wednesday after unidentified flying objects were shot down in the US.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

Latest downed objects likely had ‘benign purpose’, says US

The three still-unidentified aerial objects shot down by the US in the past week likely had merely a "benign purpose,” the White House acknowledged Tuesday, drawing a distinction between them and the massive Chinese balloon that earlier traversed the US with a suspected goal of surveillance.

France 24 · Feb 15, 2023

Mysterious objects shot down over United States and Canada likely 'benign', as officials admit first missile missed its Lake Huron target

As alien theories abound and more "objects" are spotted over Europe, US officials say their main theory on the three balloons shot down over North America is that they could be harmless — here's what we know.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Did China launch the other objects shot down by American fighter jets?

The White House says there’s no evidence they came from China’s sprawling surveillance programme. Recent changes to radar and a military on high alert could offer some clarity

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

US says 3 mystery objects likely private, with no link to China

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration suspects that three unidentified objects downed since last Friday served commercial purposes and weren’t used for spying, a judgment that may help ease anxiety over a Chinese balloon that traversed the U.S. before being shot down.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Senators downplay threats from unidentified objects, but call for more information

Many Democrats defended the Biden administration's cautious approach. But lawmakers of both parties urged the president to address the nation.

WEKU · Feb 14, 2023