White House: High-Altitude Objects Were Likely ‘Benign'

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

Credit: U.S. government
While the U.S. and Canadian governments have still not recovered debris from three high-altitude objects downed by fighter jets within the past several days, the leading explanation is that they were “benign” objects tied to a commercial or other civilian purpose, officials say. This is opposed to...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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