House Lawmaker Shares Updates on Objects Shot Down After Briefing From Military Officials

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) on Feb. 13 said he will continue pushing for transparency after being briefed by senior military officials over aerial objects being shot down recently.
“Everyone wants answers on the objects flying over the United States. Today Members of Congress finally got more info from senior military officials,” Crenshaw wrote on Twitter after the briefing. “We knew exactly what the China spy balloon was, and immediate steps were taken to stop its data from being sent to China.”
The U.S. military shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, but not before it crossed the continental United States for days. Since then, U.S. fighter jets have shot down three more objects—one over Alaska on Feb. 10, another over Canada’s Yukon territory on Feb. 11, and one over Michigan’s Lake Huron on Feb. 12….}