White House spokesperson: downed objects ‘did not closely resemble’ Chinese balloon
The statement came in response to queries about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's comment that U.S. officials believed the unmanned objects were balloons.
The remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP/File)
Listen to this articleYour browser does not support the audio element.
The objects downed over Alaska and Canada in recent days did not resemble the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina and were much smaller, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said on Sunday.
“These objects did not closely resemble and were much smaller than the PRC balloon and we will not definitively characterize them until we can recover the debris, which we are working on,” the spokesperson said.
You’ve Read Your Free Stories For Now
Sign up and keep reading more stories that matter to you.
The statement came in response to queries about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s comment that U.S. officials believed the unmanned objects were balloons.
