Any guess as to where the bugger went? Other than east... (facepalm) Seriously, why isn’t THAT question being asked?
It was under control... to WHERE?
Maybe, pure speculation alert, that is what the carrier group is looking for?
The Pentagon response makes me think they are taking a page from “Men In Black”,
“Agent J: Man, we ain’t got time for this cover-up bullshit! In case you’ve forgotten, there’s an alien battle cruiser—
Agent K: There’s always an alien battle cruiser, or a Corellian death ray, or an intergalactic plague intended to wipe out life on this miserable little planet. The only way these people can get on with their happy lives is that they DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT!
Tatt