All three major news networks carried Monday’s White House daily press briefing live, and for good reason: Administration officials were giving an update on the three aerial objects shot down by the U.S. military in recent days.

At the start, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, mindful of intense speculation of just what the objects are, told reporters, “There is no indication of aliens of extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.”

Some reporters laughed. “I love Et the movie, but I am just going to leave it there,” Jean-Pierre said.

John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications for the National Security Council, did not identify what the objects were, saying that debris had not yet been recovered as they were in remote areas.

“We don’t know who owns them,” he said.