By Tim Binnall
Government officials have suggested that the trio of UFOs downed over the weekend were likely just harmless balloons, though the White House has also set about creating an "interagency team" that will attempt get a better understanding of such mysterious objects. The assessment concerning the nature of the three aerial oddities was reportedly put forward on Tuesday morning when National Security Council spokesman John Kirby indicated that the intelligence community believes that "these could be balloons tied to commercial or research entities and therefore totally benign." That said, the revelation concerning those particular UFOs is unlikely to quell government and public concerns regarding aerial incursions by unknown objects.
To that end, at a press briefing on Monday, Kirby announced the formation of a new task force which will "study the broader policy implications for detection, analysis and disposition of unidentified aerial objects that pose either safety or security risks." In a testament to how serious the issue is being seen by the White House, he went on to declare that "every element of the government will redouble their efforts to understand and mitigate these events." The forthcoming UAP team will reportedly consist of representatives from an array of government agencies, including the FAA, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense.
Meanwhile, efforts to recover debris from the three downed objects has proven to be something of a challenge for the military. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley explained that, as of now, nothing has been retrieved from the trio of incidents because, in each instance, the respective materials are "in very difficult terrain." That said, he assured reporters that "we'll get them eventually, but it's going to take some time." One presumes that the mystery surrounding the exact nature of the objects will be ultimately settled once the military is able to finally get their hands on the debris.
As these new insights were shared with the public, members of Congress also received a classified briefing about the ongoing situation on Tuesday. Following the meeting, Utah Senator Mike Lee took to Twitter and expressed frustration at leaving the gathering "with more questions than answers." Calling for more transparency from President Biden, he lamented that, even with the additional information he received at the briefing, it remains uncertain whether the incidents of this past weekend were "extremely significant events being downplayed by the White House, or inconsequential incidents being exaggerated and blown out of proportion."