PENTAGON: We're calling them objects for a reason
- last year
REPORTER: These [objects] that have been shot down since Friday — are they weather balloons?
PENTAGON: I'm not going to categorize them as balloons. We're calling them objects for a reason. These are objects. I am not able to categorize how they stay aloft.
PENTAGON: I'm not going to categorize them as balloons. We're calling them objects for a reason. These are objects. I am not able to categorize how they stay aloft.