White House: No evidence of ‘alien or extraterrestrial’ activity in shot-down objects.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Feb. 13 that there is no indication of "extraterrestrial activity" in relation to the surveillance balloons.

John Kirby added that closer scrutiny of airspace may partially explain the increase in objects detected but that they were not assessed as a threat to people on the ground and showed no signs they had manoeuvring or propulsion capability.