Joe Biden on UFOs in US skies: President says no proof yet of link to China's spy programme

Days after the US military shot down 3 unidentified flying objects in 3 days, President Joe Biden said that there was no evidence so far that they were related to China's alleged spying programme.

Before shooting down the 3 UFOs, American jets had destroyed a giant balloon which the government said was sent by China to spy on the US. Biden said that the 3 flying objects shot down later were most likely tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions.

"The US and Canadian military are seeking to recover the debris so they can learn more about these three objects. The intelligence community is still assessing all three incidences. They're reported to him daily and will continue their urgent efforts to do so, and he will communicate that to the Congress," Biden said.

The President said that when he came into office, he instructed the intelligence community to take a broad look at the phenomenon of unidentified aerial objects. "We know that a range of entities, including countries, companies, and research organizations, operate objects at altitudes for purposes that are not nefarious, including legitimate scientific research. I want to be clear. We don't have any evidence that there has been a sudden increase in the number of objects in the sky," he said.

"We're now just seeing more of them partially because the steps we've taken to narrow our radars. We have to keep adapting our approach to dealing with these challenges. That's why I've directed my team to come back to me with sharper rules for how we will deal with these unidentified objects moving forward, distinguishing between those that are likely to pose safety and security risks that necessitate action and those that do not," he said.

Biden at the same time asserted that the US will shoot down any object that threatens American security.

(With agency inputs)