'No indication of aliens' or ET activity in unidentified objects shot down over U.S. and Canada, Pentagon says

If the U.S. government knows much about the three unidentified objects shot down by U.S. fighter jets since Friday, they aren't saying so publicly.

The Chinese airship a U.S. F-22 shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4 "was clearly a balloon," Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command, said Sunday. The other three objects, "we're calling them objects for a reason. I'm not able to categorize how they stay aloft." Asked about the possibility the objects were extraterrestrial, VanHerck said he hasn't "ruled out anything at this point."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.