Responding to criticism over inadequate explanations of the mysterious New Jersey drone phenomena, the White House released a statement today making clear the federal government’s confidence that the Unmanned Aerial Systems pose no threat.
“Although we do not yet know what the drones seek, what their purpose is, or who deployed them, past interactions with our alien counterparts indicate the vessels are harmless,” the White House statement read. “Americans can sleep peacefully tonight knowing the aliens are closely monitoring the situation.”
President Biden told reporters he’d been briefed on the matter and agreed there was no cause for alarm.
“Nothing to see here, folks. Go back about your business. If the aliens thought we had anything to worry about, I’m sure they would have told us,” Biden said.
Christmas shoppers in the Big Apple seemed to take today’s news in stride.
“I kind of figured it had something to do with aliens, but I’m glad they finally came out with some clarification,” one Macy’s shopper remarked. “Now if the aliens could only do something about these high prices.”
Officials are hoping today’s news will put a stop to all the careless speculation and misinformation that has appeared online in recent days.
“I’m just glad loose nukes and incursions by a foreign power have been taken off the table. Now that we know that it’s just the aliens behind it, we can all rest a bit easier,” said a retired Pentagon official.
