US Blacklists 6 Chinese Entities Over Spy Balloon as Jets Shoot Down Multiple UFOs

As predicted, the US has started blacklisting Chinese companies following the discovery and subsequent downing of a spy balloon floating over the US.

The Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military on Feb. 5 and the FBI tasked with carrying out a forensic examination of the technology it contained.

As AP News reports(Opens in a new window), that examination is bearing fruit as six Chinese entities are being added to the US Entity List for “supporting the PRC’s military modernization efforts, specifically those related to aerospace programs, including airships and balloons and related materials and components, that are used by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for intelligence and reconnaissance,” according to a press release(Opens in a new window) by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.

The six entities in question are Beijing Nanjiang Aerospace Technology Co., China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 48th Research Institute, Dongguan Lingkong Remote Sensing Technology Co., Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co., Guangzhou Tian-Hai-Xiang Aviation Technology Co., and Shanxi Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co.

“The PRC’s use of high-altitude balloons violates our sovereignty and threatens U.S. national security,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez. “Today’s action makes clear that entities that seek to harm U.S. national security and sovereignty will be cut off from accessing U.S. technologies.”

Meanwhile, US fighter jets continue to shoot down unidentified objects(Opens in a new window), with a further three objects being discovered and taken out over the past eight days. One of those was shot down over Canada’s Yukon, another over the remote northern coast of Alaska, and the latest over Lake Huron. All three are distinctly different from the Chinese spy balloon and have left everyone scrambling to figure out what they are.

The sudden influx in unidentified objects being detected seems to be because monitoring has increased following the spy balloon incident. Melissa Dalton, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense, explained “We have been more closely scrutinizing our airspace at these altitudes, including enhancing our radar, which may at least partly explain the increase.”

Nobody seems to know what these other objects are, and Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, made it clear extraterrestrials were a consideration, stating when asked, “I haven’t ruled out anything at this point.”