The White House on Tuesday said it hasn't seen any evidence that the three objects shot down by the U.S. military were part of China's spy program and they might turn out to be harmless commercial or research devices that posed no threat.
“We haven’t seen any indication or anything that points specifically to the idea that these three objects were part of the [People’s Republic of China’s] spy balloon program or that they were definitively involved in external intelligence collection efforts,” national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
Mr. Kirby said right now the “leading explanation” is that the three objects were balloons tied to a private company or research institution and were not a threat. He said no entity or individual came forward to claim them.Mr. Kirby said getting access to the devices has been difficult. The object that was shot down over Lake Huron, Michigan, landed in deep, frigid waters. The other devices were shot down in remote locations with tough weather conditions.
The briefing is part of the administration’s efforts to counter criticism from Republicans and some Democrats that it hasn’t been transparent about the incidents.
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