In a press conference after an extraordinary three-day period during which the President of the United States, Joe Biden, ordered the military to shoot down three objects in the air, the White House made clear on Monday (13) many things of which the Management still didn’t know the answers.
It was not possible to say with certainty whether the three objects downed had surveillance capability. It was difficult to say exactly what these objects looked like, given the speed with which the fighters were tracking them. And it was still unclear where the trio of objects originated and who they belonged to.
But in the interview full of unanswered questions, a statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was as definitive as any other: The US military has not shot down any unidentified flying objects (UFOs) from outer space.
“There is – again, no indication – of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” she said. “I want to make sure the American people know this, all of you know this. And it was important for us to say that from here because we’ve been hearing a lot about it.”
While Jean-Pierre’s reference to extraterrestrial activity drew laughs from some members of the White House press, the administration is not dealing with a laughing stock. After the president’s unprecedented action in shooting down four objects over the course of nearly a week – starting with a Chinese spy balloon earlier this month – White House officials have been besieged by a barrage of questions about those objects and what might have driven Biden and its high military ranks to overthrow them.
Authorities have been particularly sensitive to the inherently mysterious nature of flying objects and how elaborate the recent series of events has been for conspiracy theories.
“Everybody wants answers that nobody has right now,” said one official, admitting there was a risk with the information gap that conspiracies could generate.
It was determined that, even in the absence of much concrete information that could be shared with the public about the three recently dropped objects, it would be prudent to publicly rule out – as soon as possible – the possibility of extraterrestrial activity, the sources said.
That consideration was heightened with urgency, as the recovery of the fallen wreckage – and a comprehensive analysis of what these objects might have been – is a process that authorities recognize may take some time.
Government officials continue to say their goal is to provide as much information as possible about the objects, but noted that the circumstances are not ideal for effective communication.
Biden himself has expressed a desire to be as transparent as possible about the devices with both Congress and the American public, according to officials, but the president acknowledged that without a full picture of what the objects were, their ability to communicate about them is limited.
Meanwhile, the administration hopes to correct the weekend’s disparate flow of information by opting to have National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby briefed by the White House on Monday to act as a single voice on the issue. matter, following sometimes conflicting reports from the Pentagon and members of Congress.
A legislator on the House Foreign Affairs Committee told the CNN on Monday that it would be prudent for Biden to address the public directly, especially given that the situation was ripe for conspiracy theories.
“Ambiguity is fuel for conspiracy theorists, and I hope information is shared quickly,” the legislator said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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