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BBC News, Washington
A "high-altitude object" has been shot down over Alaska in the past hour, the White House has said.
Spokesman John Kirby said the object was "the size of a small car" and was over a sparsely populated area at the time.
President Joe Biden took the decision to shoot down the object, which was of unknown origin, Mr Kirby said.
It comes after the US shot down a Chinese balloon over its territorial waters last Saturday.
Speaking at the White House on Friday, Mr Kirby explained that the object over Alaska was travelling at 40,000ft and could have posed a threat to civilian aircraft.
He added that its debris field was "much, much smaller" than the balloon shot down last week off the coast of South Carolina.
Intelligence officials became aware of the object on Thursday evening, Mr Kirby said.
He said a fighter jet had approached the object and assessed it was unmanned, and this information was available to Mr Biden when he made his decision.
Officials have not yet determined whether the object was involved in surveillance, and Mr Kirby corrected a reporter who referred to it as a balloon.
A "high-altitude object" has been shot down over Alaska in the past hour, the White House has said.
Spokesman John Kirby said the object was "the size of a small car" and was over a sparsely populated area at the time.
President Joe Biden took the decision to shoot down the object, which was of unknown origin, Mr Kirby said.
It comes after the US shot down a Chinese balloon over its territorial waters last Saturday.
Speaking at the White House on Friday, Mr Kirby explained that the object over Alaska was travelling at 40,000ft and could have posed a threat to civilian aircraft.
He added that its debris field was "much, much smaller" than the balloon shot down last week off the coast of South Carolina.
Intelligence officials became aware of the object on Thursday evening, Mr Kirby said.
He said a fighter jet had approached the object and assessed it was unmanned, and this information was available to Mr Biden when he made his decision.
Officials have not yet determined whether the object was involved in surveillance, and Mr Kirby corrected a reporter who referred to it as a balloon.
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Rico - i think they've found that drone you lost at catterick
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Worrying times, Russia, China and North Korea, think i'll borrow Freds' flat cap.
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Why would China use a balloon for surveillance when they have satellites ffs
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President Joe Biden took the decision to shoot down the object
Good to know we've got this guy keeping us all safe... https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1532836494297157633/photo/2 |
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Have there been any more UFO sightings since they turned out to be Chinese spies?
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Get the impression Biden is desperate for a war with someone
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Good to know we've got this guy keeping us all safe...
I do hate to point this out but we aren't America(ns) I do believe we are a sovereign country or have we all forgotten that? HTH. I suspect this object will be some yankee nutter trying to prove a point of some sort as sounds pretty amateurish and asking to be shot down. |
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yes, we have King Charles to look after us, he who talks to trees
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America like a fight….
Spewtin is goading…..they won’t take the bait….too much resistance Like Hibby and Rico Hibby spits him out …. |
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Keep up. They've downed a third one.
Another unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. He said the latest object "violated Canadian airspace" and was shot down over Yukon in north-west Canada. Both Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled to track down the object which Mr Trudeau says was taken out by a US F-22 fighter jet. It is the third object to be shot down over North America in the last week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64614098 |
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Weather balloons my foot! The Chinese are trying to monitor ground events and gather military info. Sudden appearances have given the Chinese game away. A bunch of arrogant plonkers; more money than sense.
Time to boycott anything Chinese except their local grocery stores, restaurants and takeaways. Maybe 'Ebay and Amazon an appropriate start. |
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Aliens invading
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build that wall
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China has one of the most advanced Global positioning Systems out there and satellite numbers only second in total to that of the Yanks.
doubt they need some balloons to spy on the US  |
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Surely there must be tracking devices, in place, to see where these 2 "high altitude objects" originate or are launched from?
What is propelling them?    |
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Just sent a monster up to gobble one whole. Then get it down in one piece to investigate closely. Easy-peasy.
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I hope the Chinese do not let loose another Covid equivalent to pester the world. Only joking!
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UFO number four downed.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/us-military-shoots-down-fourth-flying-object-over-north-american-airspace The aliens are fighting back by lobbing asteroids at Brighton. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOvJrE01ENA |
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BBC News Summary
US officials are facing mounting pressure to explain the downing of unidentified objects flying over North America in recent days The US military shot down another object on Sunday - the fourth such incident since the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon on 4 February It says it has not been able to identify the three most recent objects, shot down over Canada, Alaska and Michigan We're expecting to get more information later from the Pentagon and the White House Meanwhile, Beijing says the United States has been flying its own balloons over Chinese airspace - something the White House has denied Since the Chinese balloon incident, the US military has been on high alert for such objects and enhanced radar surveillance A military commander said the object shot down on Sunday in Michigan could be a "gaseous type of balloon" but did not rule out extra-terrestrials  |
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99% of UFOs are spotted in USA.
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Near Houston ffs
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The rest in a place 10 mins from me called Bonnybridge, the local councillor, even got a visit from an alien, many years ago
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Livingston West Lothian was another….council worker approached…wee spiked men burnt his trousers and ran away ffs
Yanks came over from America to inspect… The guy had to move away…. |
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Robert Taylor incident 1779……ffs
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that's a long time ago
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Clearing Dechmont hill….worked for the local council…..craft came down and dropped the steps….apparently approached him and tried to abduct…trousers burnt
Fought them off ffs Couldn’t go into the local bar for customers making wooooooo noises ffs hilarious… |
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Strange that the Pentagon haven't ruled out whether they are from this world.
The truth could finally be coming out |
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Wallsend……
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People can go to the moon and back. What I find astounding is USA cannot identify a flying object in the sky. How absurd? Why have they not considered "capturing" the object and bringing it down for a good look?
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what a load of bollax for years they denied anything about ufos .......now they cant wait to tell us about how many they have shot down ! why the sudden change in tact !
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impossible123, if the aliens kidnap you, tell 'em nowt.
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