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US shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaska, White House says

It was "cylindrical" and "silverish grey," ABC's Martha Raddatz was told.

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-shoots-high-altitude-object-alaska-white-house/story?id=97040022

US shoots down unknown 'high-altitude object' over Alaska, White House says

It was "cylindrical" and "silver-ish grey," ABC's Martha Raddatz was told.

ABC News
U.S. shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaskan airspace, White House says

The U.S. military shot down a "high-altitude object" flying over Alaskan airspace Friday, the White House said, days after a Chinese balloon flew over the U.S.

NBC News
BREAKING: U.S. Military Shoots Down Another ‘High-Altitude Object’ Over Alaska

It was roughly the size of a small car and “posed a reasonable threat.”

Popular Mechanics

#Chinese ‘surveillance’ #balloon in #USairspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of #sovereignty, #Washington says. But #Greece has to accept daily #Turkish violations of sovereign airspace & get round a table to sort it all out.

#Blinken postpones #China trip as balloon over US fuels tensions

Why not get round a table to discuss differences as #statedepartment likes to advise partners #oneruleforall #nojetsforTurkey #turkeyoutofnato #hypocricy #ffs

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/3/blinken-postpones-visit-to-china-because-of-balloon-incident

Blinken postpones visit to China because of balloon over US

Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloon in US airspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of sovereignty, Washington says.

Al Jazeera