UFOs Shot Down Throughout the U.S.

By Dan Gasch

On Jan. 28, 2023, a Chinese spy balloon entered United States airspace over Alaska. The balloon went on to fly through Canada and then the lower 48 states of the U.S. After the Defense Department announced that it was tracking the balloon over the continental U.S., it quickly headed toward the East Coast of the country.

On Feb. 4, the balloon was shot down over the coast of North Carolina. According to Assistant Secretary of Defense Melissa Dalton, “The spy balloon’s height was comparable to the Statue of Liberty, about 200 feet tall with a jetliner size payload.”

Although China has claimed the balloon was just a weather balloon that had gone off course, U.S. military personnel were able to confirm the balloon possessed surveillance technology. According to CBS News, “Video of the balloon showed small motors and multiple propellers that allowed China to actively maneuver the balloon over specific locations, according to a senior administration official, and it was steered by rudder, a U.S. official said.”

Thankfully, many parts of the balloon that were floating on the surface, and other pieces that had sunk to the bottom of the ocean were recovered. Specifically, 30 to 40 feet of the balloon’s antenna was recovered from the ocean floor. According to CBS News, “These portions will be going to an FBI lab at Quantico, an official said.”

When asked what impact the Chinese spy balloon would have on relations between the U.S. and China, Vice President Kamala Harris stated “that (relationship) is not going to change, but surely and certainly, that balloon was not helpful.”

According to the BBC, China has maintained the view that the United States overreacted by shooting down the balloon and argue that the U.S. has sent balloons of their own into the Chinese airspace in the past.

Just days after the original Chinese surveillance was shot down, more unidentified flying objects (UFOS) were identified throughout North America. Objects were shot down in Alaska, Canada, and over Lake Huron. Unfortunately, finding the remains of these objects are much more challenging, because they are located in remote terrain, and the object that fell over Lake Huron is now in deep water.

According to National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, there is no evidence that these objects were sending any sort of communications to China. Kirby went on to state, “There is so far no indication that the three unidentified objects were part of China’s spying program or involved in external intelligence collection efforts. “The U.S. is also ‘ruling out that they were U.S. government objects,’ he said. “Though it’s still possible they were linked to commercial or research entities.”

According to the BBC, the object shot down over Yukon Canada appeared to be a small metallic balloon that had a tethered payload below it. All three of the other objects that have been shot down are reported to be smaller than the original balloon.

During a news conference, President Biden explained that the three objects were likely owned by private companies potentially studying weather. He went on to explain that the U.S. military has enhanced radar sensitivity recently, and many new objects have been identified as a result.

A lack of information directly following the downing of these un-