From Foxnews.com
The U.S. military shot down an “object” that was flying in territorial airspace over Alaska, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday afternoon during a White House press briefing.
“I can confirm that the Department of Defense was tracking a high altitude object over Alaska airspace in the last 24 hours out. The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. Out of an abundance of caution and the recommendation of the Pentagon, President Biden ordered the military to down the object. And they did. And it came in inside our territorial waters,” Kirby said. Source
From independent.co.uk
US shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska, White House says
The incident comes a week after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down over South Carolina
The US military has downed an unidentified object over Alaska “out of an abundance of caution”, the White House said.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said in a briefing on Friday that the “high altitude object” was tracked by the Pentagon over Alaska airspace in the last 24 hours.
“The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. Out of an abundance of caution, at the recommendation of the Pentagon, president Biden ordered the military to down the object,” he said.
Speaking at 2.30pm Eastern Time, Mr Kirby said that the object, which was about the size of a car, was shot down by fighter aircraft with the Pentagon’s Northern Command within the last hour.
Mr Kirby said there was little information available about the object at the time it was shot down, but clarified that it was “much smaller than the spy balloon we took down last Saturday” and had “no significant payload.” Source
Sure seems like a Face-off is starting with China and the U.S.
GOD IS IN CONTROL AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT!
COME LORD JESUS!
I do not believe that first balloon was China. I think it was the deep state spying on Militia training exercises that were held in Montana. Which is why it was not shot down immediately. This one is likely just for show so that the Resident of the United States looks like he knows what is going on. What a freak show the White House and this so called administration is!
It must not be Chinese cuz it didn’t take a week to dispose of it or make it to the Atlantic or Wa DC.
Haha