[kellyhound]

A U.S. fighter jet shot down a “high-altitude object” in Alaskan airspace Friday, officials said, marking the second such encounter in a week after the plodding cross-country flight by a suspected Chinese spy balloon unleashed ferocious political blowback against the Biden administration.

The latest object, which officials say they have not conclusively identified, was roughly the size of a car, and much smaller than the Chinese airship shot down Saturday, said Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman. U.S. military officials offered few details, however. They do not yet know the object’s origin, its capabilities or what the craft was doing over U.S. airspace, Ryder said, noting that it was first detected by radar on Thursday.

President Biden directed the strike, said John Kirby, a White House spokesman. The Pentagon had recommended downing the object because it was soaring at about 40,000 feet, potentially threatening civilian air traffic. It was downed over frozen waters off the coast of northeastern Alaska, Kirby said.

[ride]

And now we shot one out of the Canadian sky, under NORAD’s umbrella. They’re just fucking with us now, to see what our response is.

[Eternally Solo]

Originally Posted by ride ↗

And now we shot one out of the Canadian sky, under NORAD’s umbrella. They’re just fucking with us now, to see what our response is.

They're also fuckin' with Costa Rica(Feb 2), Colombia (Feb 3), and Venezuela (Feb 3).

On February 6, the spokeswoman for the Chinese government, confirmed the balloon belongs to China, but said that it was used for "flight tests" and was blown off-course much the same manner as the one spotted over North America.

[Eternally Solo]

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[cicueto]

Is anyone else freaked out about this? Yes, I know there's nothing we can do if anything were to happen but this I'm personally very anxious and find myself constantly checking the news throughout the day. I hate everything about this

[Eternally Solo]

Originally Posted by cicueto ↗

Is anyone else freaked out about this? Yes, I know there's nothing we can do if anything were to happen but this I'm personally very anxious and find myself constantly checking the news throughout the day. I hate everything about this

Yeah, I am wee bit.

It's the whole claiming "it's a weather balloon shit." I don't think they're all balloons; especially the one over Lake Huron & Canada yesterday.

Weather balloon, hmmm. That's what they said in Roswell.

I'm waiting for a fleet of UFOs to attack us because we shot down their vehicles. (There's a movie with this plot)

Originally Posted by ride ↗

And now we shot one out of the Canadian sky, under NORAD’s umbrella. They’re just fucking with us now, to see what our response is.

Maybe they want to see how long it takes everyone to respond.

[Eternally Solo]

Contribution to the thread by Eternally Solo:

F18Pilots.mp4

The audio is of an F-18 pliot reporting on the object over Lake Huron.