UFOs: Joe Biden outlines plans to catalogue unidentified aerial objects

US President Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about an object recently launched over North America.At his press conference, he outlined how the country would deal with potential spy balloons in the future

To Jeremy Hsu

Just days after U.S. fighter jets shot down three unidentified aerial objects over North America, President Joe Biden called for unmanned objects in airspace to better distinguish between security risks and benign phenomena. announced plans to strengthen the U.S. ability to detect and track

In a speech at the White House on Feb. 16, Biden said three unidentified objects shot down over Alaska, Canada and Michigan were a hazard to civil air traffic. While trying to understand the identity and provenance, Biden said there was no evidence that these objects were linked to government surveillance programs, and U.S. intelligence agencies believe the objects were launched for recreational or scientific purposes. He said he believed it was a civilian balloon. Purpose of research.

“But make no mistake, if there is a threat to the safety and security of the American people, I will remove it,” Biden said.

The U.S. president drew a stark contrast between these unidentified objects and a much larger balloon, the first to be shot down by U.S. forces off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. The US government has described it as a spy balloon launched by China, which China denies. “I don’t apologize for dropping the balloon,” Biden said.

Biden said the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a military organization run by the United States and Canada, could adjust radar sensitivity after the balloon was shot down to better detect small, slow, high-flying objects. I have confirmed my previous statement about the He emphasized that these changes were the main reason for his three unidentified object detections. “There is no evidence of a sudden increase in objects in the sky,” Biden said.

Biden outlined the next steps for the U.S. government, stating plans to create an accessible and up-to-date inventory of such objects in U.S. airspace and “stricter rules” on how to handle such objects. explained the plan to create a He also directed government officials to update rules and regulations for launching unmanned aerial vehicles in U.S. airspace, and directed the Secretary of State to understand global standards for operating such flying objects. requested cooperation with other countries.