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Now China says it has shot down an 'unidentified object' in its airspace

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times reported the object had been seen over Qingdao in eastern Shandong Province

Wales Online

Pentagon says the latest shootdowns resulted from increased caution

WASHINGTON — The decision to shoot down three aerial objects in recent days stemmed from a decision to pay closer attention to North American skies and take a more cautious stance toward intrusions after U.S. forces brought down an alleged Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4, the Pentagon said.

Tribune News Service

US military ‘hasn’t ruled out’ aliens in mystery objects

The US Air Force general in charge of North American airspace says he cannot rule out aliens for the spate of mystery objects.

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What do we know about the four flying objects shot down by the US?

Downing of Chinese balloon off the US coast has been followed by three incidents, raising questions about North American security

The Guardian - UK

US shoots down unidentified object tracked over Lake Huron

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon shot down an unidentified object that it tracked over Lake Huron, Michigan, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, the fourth time in eight days a high-flying balloon or other craft has been brought down over the U.S. or Canada.

Tribune News Service

Schumer says Chinese ‘humiliated’ after three flying objects shot down

‘Chinese were caught lying',’ says Senate majority leader as US and Canadian military scramble to recover pieces

The Guardian - US

Army sees safety, not 'wokeness,' as top recruiting obstacle

The Army is trying to recover from its worst recruiting year in decades, and officials say those recruiting woes are the result on traditional hurdles

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US shoots down unidentified object over Canada

It is the third time an unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace in a week

Evening Standard

US jet shoots down another mystery 'object' over Canada

A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such incident in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.

France 24

US Jet Shoots Down New Mystery 'Object' over Canada

A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such incident in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a joint US-Canadian military operation led to the takedown of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after…

Tribune News Service

Fourth flying object shot down, this time in Michigan

The object, which was shot down over Lake Huron, Michigan on Sunday afternoon, is the third to be spotted in North America over the past three days.

Axios

Mystery surrounds what exactly was object US jet shot down over Alaska

High-altitude object the size of a small car was downed on Friday but its owner and purpose have yet to be identified

The Guardian - US

Chinese Spy Balloon: Why the 18th-Century Tech Still Flies

Nowadays, most spying is done with satellites. But China's spy balloon was recently spotted over the U.S. — here's a possible explanation.

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Daily Mirror

UFO shot down over Alaska after Chinese spy balloon blown up by US - everything we know

Two Chinese spy balloons have been shot down by the US military in the last week at the request of President Biden after a "high-altitude object" was spotted off Alaska yesterday

Radio France Internationale

American journalist accuses US Navy of Nord Stream pipeline attack

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh alleges that US Navy divers laid the bombs that destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea last September, cutting Russian gas supplies to Europe. The Pentagon has denied the claim but Moscow, which Western countries suspect of involvement, says it should be taken…

Salon

"Object" shot down over Alaska

The object was roughly the size of a small car

ABC News

The US has shot down another object, this one over Alaska. Here's what we know

For the second time in a week, the US has shot down an uninvited object in its airspace. Here's what we know about the latest incident.

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Tribune News Service

US downs unknown object over Alaska as China tension grows

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to shoot down an object spotted at 40,000 feet over Alaska, less than a week after fighter jets targeted an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that had crossed the U.S. and provoked a national uproar.

Wales Online

US fighter jet shoots down mystery object in skies high above Alaska

Pentagon says unidentified high-altitude craft was unmanned and smaller than Chinese balloon downed last week

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the mysterious ‘objects’ shot down by US warplanes

Three high-altitude objects were destroyed days after a fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon

Tribune News Service

US shoots down unknown object over Alaska as China tension grows

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to shoot down an object spotted at 40,000 feet over Alaska less than a week after fighter jets targeted an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that had crossed the U.S. and provoked a national uproar.

The Independent UK

Why Biden ordered ‘object’ shot down over Alaska so quickly

The ‘object’ traveling at 40,000 feet above Alaska posed a greater threat to civilian air traffic than the espionage airship that floated 20,000 feet higher in the atmosphere

The Independent UK

Pentagon condemns Ohio National Guard head pushing NewsNation reporter before press conference arrest

Body-camera footage shows that a cable news reporter pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference in Ohio had just had a heated confrontation with the leader of the state’s national guard

The Independent UK

Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace

The Pentagon has shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska

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