When Elon Musk Said All Those UFOs Were 'Friends Of Mine Stopping By'

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk in February reacted to the United States shooting down a fourth flying object over Michigan.

What Happened: Musk then told his more than 128 million followers on Twitter not to worry about the flying objects and that they were just his “friends of mine stopping by …” 

The billionaire threw in an alien and UFO emoji into the tweet for added effect. 

Don’t worry, just some of my  friends of mine stopping by …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2023

Why It Matters: The flying object was brought down by U.S. Air Force and National Guard pilots over Lake Huron, Michigan, according to a prior report.

A Chinese spy balloon was brought down over South Carolina on Feb. 4 while on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11, two other objects were targeted over U.S. and Canada.

China had said it had identified a flying object flying near the city of Qingdao and intended to take it down.

This was not the first time Musk had joked he was an alien. In January, he made a similar joke in response to a tweet from a designer who contributes to Dogecoin DOGE/USD meme cryptocurrency.

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Photo by Steve Jurvetson on Flickr

This story was originally published on Feb. 12, 2023