What You Need to Know About the UFO Shot by the US Army
The Pentagon announced that an unidentified object (UFO) was shot down by F-16 jets. In the past 10 days, the US military has shot down 4 aerial elements, including a Chinese high-altitude balloon and 3 unidentified objects. China has announced that it has no knowledge of the unidentified objects that the US dropped on Alaska and Canada. So what is known about the UFO alarm in the last 10 days?
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that it shot down an unidentified flying object with F-16 jets over Lake Huron near the Canadian border. The Pentagon has announced that the ‘unidentified’ object passing near US military sites is not only a threat to civil aviation, but also a potential surveillance tool.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FLYING OBJECT THAT THE USA DROPED?
The US military has shot down 4 aerial elements in the past 10 days, including a Chinese high-altitude balloon and 3 unidentified objects.
The story begins in late January, when US officials shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon with an F-22 jet off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. China insisted the balloon was doing weather research.
Then on Friday, February 10, US warplanes shot down another object off northern Alaska, the military added, “within US sovereign airspace over US territorial waters.” On Saturday, acting according to statements from US and Canadian officials, a US F-22 jet downed a “high-altitude air object” over Canada’s central Yukon region, about 160km from the US border, saying it poses a threat to civilians. Canada described the object as smaller than the first balloon.
Authorities described the second and third objects as the size of a small vehicle.
What You Need to Know About the UFO Shot by the US Army
US President Joe Biden ordered US warplanes to shoot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron in Michigan, a senior US administration official said on Sunday.
It was stated that the flying object was described as an octagonal structure with dangling strings and was not seen as a military threat to anything on the ground, but could pose a danger to civil aviation as it flew at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
So far, only Beijing has been held responsible for the first object.
WHAT HAS BEEN COLLECTED?
Military crews swept the waters from airplanes, boats and mini-subs for the first object off South Carolina, and military footage showed a large piece of balloon had been recovered.
Rescue operations continue for the second object on sea ice near Deadhorse, Alaska. “Arctic weather conditions are a factor, including wind chill, snow and limited daylight,” the military said.
Rescuers assisted by Canadian CP-140 patrol aircraft are looking for debris at the third object in the Yukon, Anand said on Saturday.
The Pentagon said the FBI is working closely with Canadian police.
US military personnel are expected to begin work quickly to search for parts of the fourth object.
WHY SO MANY OBJECTS?
The US said the balloons were part of a “fleet” spanning five continents. Some analysts say this could be the start of China’s espionage efforts targeting foreign military sites ahead of possible tensions over Taiwan in the coming years.
Analysts said US and Canadian intelligence constantly receives large volumes of raw data and scans some of it to focus on the incoming missile threat, often rather than slow-moving objects like balloons.
The Pentagon said it has been examining radar more closely since the balloon discovery.
Officials said that during the administration of former US President Donald Trump (undetected at the time) and early in Biden’s tenure, a balloon was known to briefly fly out of US soil.
WHAT IS THE EFFECT ON US-CHINA RELATIONS?
What You Need to Know About the UFO Shot by the US Army
To stabilize strained relations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shelved his visit to China and sanctioned six Chinese entities believed to support military spy balloon programs.
Blinken denounced Beijing, saying it violated international rules.
China has announced that it has no knowledge of the unidentified objects that the US dropped on Alaska and Canada.
*The visuals of the news were served by the Associated Press.
