They shot down a Chinese weather balloon, but there's no explanation for these drones?

Sure there is
The drones are looking for the missing balloons, Duh !

If they're aliens, we are doomed. I hope it's just the Russians or Iranians. Anybody! I just hope we don't have an Independence Day 2.

Utter contempt - basically the smell is utter contempt drifting down from high above.

It's entirely absurd to try and act like they don't know anything about these things or where they are coming from or where they end up landing. It's insulting the feds even try and pass this BS off.