If they were privately owned. Logically speaking. They should be able to be readily identified as (Insert Military, Commercial or Scientific aircraft/Balloon). And they wouldn’t keep referring to them as objects.
Even if the Defense contractors were testing some new tech. There’d be no reason to scramble aircraft. As NORAD/Military have been informed beforehand.
Just as likely the whole thing was an exercise in bullshit and distraction. And they didn’t really shoot down anything barring the original Chinese Balloon. Given the media and Pentagon initially leaned hard into the Aliens Bit. Now they have to come up with more Bullshit to explain why it wasn’t Aliens.
If they were privately owned. Logically speaking. They should be able to be readily identified as (Insert Military, Commercial or Scientific aircraft/Balloon). And they wouldn’t keep referring to them as objects.
Even if the Defense contractors were testing some new tech. There’d be no reason to scramble aircraft. As NORAD/Military have been informed beforehand.
Just as likely the whole thing was an exercise in bullshit and distraction. And they didn’t really shoot down anything barring the original Chinese Balloon. Given the media and Pentagon initially leaned hard into the Aliens Bit. Now they have to come up with more Bullshit to explain why it wasn’t Aliens.