Biden suggests the latest objects shot down by the U.S. military were not for surveillance

President Biden said on Thursday that intelligence agencies have no indication that three objects shot down over North America in recent days were surveillance craft from China or any other power but vowed to establish new parameters to guard American airspace.

The latest objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon that was downed on Feb. 4, but instead were likely tied to private companies or research institutions, Mr. Biden said. Nonetheless, he announced that he expects to speak soon with President Xi Jinping of China to lodge his objections to the original balloon’s violation of American airspace.

The president’s televised statement from the White House was his first extended effort to address the furor over perceived possible threats in the sky since American fighter jets fired missiles at objects over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron over the past week. American authorities were still trying to recover the debris from those objects but Mr. Biden said they did not appear to pose a surveillance danger to the United States.