Following Reconnaissance Balloon... US "Shoots Down Unidentified Object in Alaska"
[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The White House announced on the 10th (local time) that a high-altitude object was detected and shot down over the state of Alaska.
John Kirby, White House National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications, mentioned this during a briefing. The exact ownership of the shot-down object has not been confirmed.
President Joe Biden ordered the shootdown immediately after receiving the related report, and the U.S. Air Force dispatched fighter jets.
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This shootdown comes six days after U.S. fighter jets shot down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean with an air-to-air missile on the 4th.
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