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Biden says the 3 most recent aerial objects shot down were probably tied to scientific research

U.S. President Joe Biden replies to questions from the media after discussing the response to recent aerial objects, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

WASHINGTON — The mysterious objects U.S. fighter jets shot down over North America in recent days were probably balloons tied to private scientific research and have no connection to the large Chinese spy balloon the U.S. military destroyed off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, President Joe Biden said Thursday at the White House.

“We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were, but nothing

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