'Don't worry:' Elon Musk says intrusive flying objects are 'just friends of mine stopping by'

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk reacted to the US shooting down a fourth flying object over Michigan over the weekend.

What happened: Musk told his more than 128 million Twitter followers not to worry about flying objects and that they were just his " friends of mine who were stopping by..."

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

Why it matters: The flying object was shot down by US Air Force and National Guard pilots over Lake Huron, Michigan, according to a previous report.

A Chinese spy balloon was shot down over South Carolina on February 4, while on February 10 and 11, two other objects were targeted over the United States and Canada.

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

This isn't the first time Musk has joked that he's an alien. Last month, he made a similar joke in response to a tweet from a designer contributing cryptocurrency Dogecoin DOGE/USD meme.

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