Pentagon downs unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off Alaska coast, White House says. The development comes after the U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon on Saturday.
Object posing 'reasonable threat' to civilian flights downed near Canadian border, White House official saysWhite House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a news conference at the White House on Friday after the U.S. announced it had shot down an unknown object off the coast of Alaska near the U.S.-Canada border.
The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from U.S. President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flying at about 40,000 feet and posed a "reasonable threat" to the safety of civilian flights, said John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson. He described the object as roughly the size of a small car and said it was shot down near the U.S.-Canada border.
It was the second time in a week U.S. officials had downed some type of flying object over the U.S. On Saturday, fighter jets
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