US does not know what objects military shot down over weekend
Washington DC, US/Bejing, China Reuters The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons. American and Canadian officials were unable to explain the origin of three objects US […]
Ruling out aliens? Senior US general says not ruling out anything yet
Washington DC, US Reuters The US Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to US intelligence experts. Asked whether he had ruled out an extraterrestrial origin for three airborne objects shot […]
US fighter jets shoot down octagonal object near Canadian border
Washington DC, US Reuters US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert. It was the fourth unidentified flying object to be shot down over North America by a US […]
Biden vows “to protect” country in State of the Union speech, refers to China balloon
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would cooperate with great power rival China, but vowed “to protect our country,” a reference to a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across America last week. “I’m committed to work with China where we can […]
Blinken postpones China trip over “unacceptable” Chinese spy balloon
Washington, US/Beijing, China Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. The Pentagon said on Thursday it was tracking a high-altitude […]
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