{"id":551373,"date":"2023-02-13T19:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:19:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:19:59","slug":"what-we-know-and-dont-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/","title":{"rendered":"#What we know and don&#8217;t know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27809ea71b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#What_we_know_and_dont_know\" >What we know and don&#8217;t know<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Known\" >Known<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Friday_over_Alaska\" >Friday over Alaska<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Saturday_over_Canada\" >Saturday over Canada<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Sunday_over_Lake_Huron\" >Sunday over Lake Huron<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Unknown\" >Unknown<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Where_are_these_coming_from_and_who_is_responsible\" >Where are these coming from and who is responsible?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Are_objects_flying_in_our_skies_a_new_phenomenon\" >Are objects flying in our skies a new phenomenon?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#Does_the_US_fly_objects_over_other_countries\" >Does the US fly objects over other countries?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-and-dont-know\/#How_much_of_a_threat_is_it\" >How much of a threat is it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_we_know_and_dont_know\"><\/span>What we know and don&#8217;t know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Three more objects were shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend after officials said they posed a threat to civilian airspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The remarkable development came roughly one week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina days after it was first reported to be hovering over the continental United States.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday authorized the mission, and Biden ordered the U.S. military to send an F-22 fighter jet to take the object down in Canadian territory.<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. officials have disclosed some information about the latest objects taken out of the sky, there are still major gaps in what even the government has learned about them and communicated publicly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is what is known about the objects shot down over the weekend, and what is still unknown.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Known\"><\/span><strong>Known<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Friday_over_Alaska\"><\/span><strong><em>Friday over Alaska<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3855778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=876,493 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AlaskaMap_AP.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The U.S. military took down an object off of the northern coast of Alaska on Friday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201chigh-altitude object\u201d was over Alaska at 40,000 feet and it was shot down at Biden\u2019s direction on Friday afternoon, national security spokesman John Kirby confirmed at a press briefing that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The object, which was described as much smaller than the Chinese spy balloon, landed in U.S. waters after a F-22 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to take it down. Officials have not said where the object originated from.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saturday_over_Canada\"><\/span><strong><em>Saturday over Canada<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The military on Saturday then shot down an unidentified, cylindrical object over frozen territory in northern Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau on Saturday authorized the mission and Biden ordered the U.S. military to send a F-22 fighter jet to take the object down in Canadian territory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORADCommand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NORADCommand<\/a> shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1624527579116871681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Officials said this object also did not resemble the Chinese spy balloon and avoided calling it a balloon. However, a Canadian defense official on Saturday did refer to it as a balloon, saying the instructions were that \u201cwhoever had the first, best shot to take out the balloon had the go-ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunday_over_Lake_Huron\"><\/span><strong><em>Sunday over Lake Huron<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3855787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=876,493 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Greatlakes_AP.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>On Sunday afternoon, the military shot down an unidentified aircraft over Lake Huron, which stretches from Michigan to Ontario, Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The object was first detected over Montana on Saturday and was shot down with a F-16 fighter jet.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration briefly closed some airspace over Lake Michigan earlier on Sunday \u201cto support Department of Defense activities,\u201d the agency said in a statement to The Hill. The airspace has since been reopened.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unknown\"><\/span><strong>Unknown<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_these_coming_from_and_who_is_responsible\"><\/span><strong><em>Where are these coming from and who is responsible?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/c9b9e6c889ae495ba2eafbcb988feb60-e1675901749536.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3849515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/c9b9e6c889ae495ba2eafbcb988feb60-e1675901749536.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/c9b9e6c889ae495ba2eafbcb988feb60-e1675901749536.jpg?resize=876,492 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the most basic information about the objects shot down over the weekend is still unknown, including who was operating them and what their purpose was.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the issue is that officials have not been able to recover the debris yet from the objects shot down in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to continue to share as much information with the American people as we learn more about these objects,\u201d Kirby said on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe\u201d on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that we haven\u2019t been able to gain access to the three that were shot down Friday, Saturday and yesterday, in large part because of the weather conditions, and the third one yesterday was shot down over Lake Huron, so it\u2019s underwater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glen VanHerck, the commander of the Pentagon\u2019s Northern Command, made waves on Sunday when he was asked if officials had ruled out the possibility that the objects were connected to extraterrestrials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out. I haven\u2019t ruled out anything at this point,\u201d VanHerck said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_objects_flying_in_our_skies_a_new_phenomenon\"><\/span><strong><em>Are objects flying in our skies a new phenomenon?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3846473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/BalloonRecovery_020623_JerryIrelandUSNavyviaAP.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>It does not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear that balloons or other objects entering U.S. airspace is a brand new development, though the response of shooting them down has been.<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon official told reporters after the first surveillance balloon was shot down on Feb. 4 that Chinese spy balloons had transited U.S. airspace \u201cat least three times during the prior administration and once that we know of at the beginning of this administration, but never for this duration of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former senior Trump administration officials have said they were unaware of the objects while they were in office, raising questions about whether they previously went undetected or if spottings were not communicated up the chain of command for some reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Officials said on Saturday that because of the Chinese spy balloon shot down last week, \u201cwe have been more closely scrutinizing our air space at these altitudes, including enhancing our radar, which may at least partly explain the increase in objects that we\u2019ve detected over the past week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers over the last week have been raising questions over why this is the first time they are learning about balloons or other objects over U.S. airspace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our military, our intelligence is doing a great job, present and future,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cI feel a lot of confidence in what they are doing. But why as far back as the Trump administration, did no one know about this?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_US_fly_objects_over_other_countries\"><\/span><strong><em>Does the US fly objects over other countries?<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>China on Monday claimed more than 10 U.S. controlled balloons flew into Chinese airspace in the last year, an assertion White House officials forcefully rejected.<\/p>\n<p>A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson did not provide any details about the incursions or how China responded.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby on Monday said China\u2019s claim was \u201cabsolutely not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4296\" height=\"3452\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?w=896\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3844822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg 4296w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=896,720 896w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=1536,1234 1536w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=2048,1646 2048w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=645,518 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=50,40 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ChinaBallonPath_020423_AP.jpg?resize=876,703 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, called it \u201cthe latest example of China scrambling to do damage control.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has repeatedly and wrongly claimed the surveillance balloon it sent over the US was a weather balloon and has failed to offer any credible explanations for its intrusion into our airspace, airspace of others,\u201d Watson tweeted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_of_a_threat_is_it\"><\/span><strong><em>How much of a threat is it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5390\" height=\"3593\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3853085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg 5390w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=1080,720 1080w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=645,430 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/8d6d52e5c05a4003b46121a0d7650bea.jpg?resize=876,583 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if the three objects shot down over the weekend had a connection to China or the Chinese surveillance balloon from a week prior.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Friday\u2019s object, Kirby said it posed a reasonable threat to civilian flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged on Monday that the objects may be \u201ccompletely benign,\u201d and that they could belong to tech companies or research institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The objects shot down on Saturday and Sunday also raised a threat to civilian aircraft, officials have said, but officials haven\u2019t pointed to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te military threats.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. 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