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USA shoot down another “flying object” over Alaska
John Kirby, communications director for the National Security Council, made the renewed shooting public
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Shortly after suspected espionage balloons from China caused a stir in the USA, the US Air Force took down another “flying object” from the sky. The US authorities have not yet given any details.
The US military shot down another “flying object” over American territory on Friday. This was announced by the communications director of the National Security Council, John Kirby, in Washington. The flying object was at a high altitude over the state of Alaska and posed a threat to the safety of civil air traffic. Therefore, the US military shot it down on orders from President Joe Biden. Kirby emphasized that he could not yet say anything about the origin of the flying object.
Last Saturday, the US military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over American territory off the coast of the state of South Carolina across the Atlantic. The US government accuses China of wanting to spy on military installations. Beijing, on the other hand, spoke of a civilian research balloon that had gone off course and of an “overreaction”.