An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that U.S. fighter jets have taken down objects in North American airspace.
On Friday, an unidentified object was shot down in Alaska airspace by a US F-22, and last weekend, a Chinese surveillance balloon was taken down by F-22s off the coast of South Carolina.
"The FAA briefly closed some airspace over Lake Michigan to support Department of Defense activities. The airspace has been reopened," the FAA said in a statement Sunday afternoon. Earlier Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told ABC News that he was briefed on the object by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and that the object shot down over Canada was likely another balloon -- as was the high-altitude object downed over Alaska on Friday.
"Monitoring continued today as the object crossed into Canadian airspace, with Canadian CF-18 and CP-140 aircraft joining the formation to further assess the object," Ryder's statement said. The object was shot down with a AIM-9X missile from a US F-22 -- the same missile and aircraft that shot down an unidentified object on Friday, and the Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4.
Pilots gave different accounts of what they observed after coming near the object, a source briefed on the intelligence told CNN; some pilots said it "interfered with their sensors," but other pilots said they didn't experience that. It did, however, pose a risk to people and property on the ground if it were to be shot down, as officials said it was roughly 200 feet tall and the payload weighed more than a couple of thousand pounds.
Turner's Democratic counterpart on the Intelligence panel, Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he had "real concerns about why the administration is not being more forthcoming with everything that it knows," before adding, "My guess is that there's just not a lot of information out there to share."
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canada women's soccer players resume training after legal threat from Canada SoccerFacing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women\u0027s team has reluctantly agreed to return to training.
Read more »
Canada women's soccer players resume training after legal threat from Canada SoccerFacing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women\u0027s team has reluctantly agreed to return to training.
Read more »
Canada women's soccer players resume training after legal threat from Canada SoccerFacing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women\u0027s team has reluctantly agreed to return to training.
Read more »
North Vancouver mayor says former councillor and his daughter killed in house fireFormer North Vancouver councillor Bob Fearnley and daughter died in Thursday fire
Read more »
Man rushed to hospital with serious injuries after stabbing in North YorkA man has been seriously injured after being stabbed in North York on Friday evening.
Read more »