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Latest downed objects could well be ‘benign,’ U.S. says
By TARA COPP, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The three still-unidentified aerial ob-
jects shot down by the U.S. in the past week likely had
merely a “benign purpose,” the White House acknowl-
edged Tuesday, drawing a distinction between them
and the massive Chinese balloon that earlier traversed
the U.S. with a suspected goal of surveillance.
“The intelligence community is considering as a lead-
ing explanation that these could just be balloons tied to
some commercial or benign purpose,” said White House
national security spokesman John Kirby.
Officials also disclosed that a missile fired at one of the
three objects, over Lake Huron on Sunday, missed its in-
tended target and landed in the water before a second
one successfully hit.
The new details came as the Biden’s administration’s ac-
tions over the past two weeks faced fresh scrutiny in Con-
gress. Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and
United States Northern Command, walks to a secure are as lawmakers and intelligence advisers
Continued on Page 2 arrive for a closed briefing on the unknown aerial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend
at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
Associated Press