“We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects are, but nothing, nothing now indicates that they are associated with the Chinese program of spy balloons or reconnaissance vehicles ... of other countries,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, the head of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), Glen Van Herck, did not rule out that the downed air targets over the northern United States and Canada could be of extraterrestrial origin.
At the same time, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said that the US authorities do not see extraterrestrial activity in the situation with downed air targets.