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One missile fired at mystery flying object wound up in Lake Huron, officials say

BY: - February 14, 2023

WASHINGTON — The American public may know by week’s end the administration’s strategy on unidentified flying objects going forward, but some questions about three recent ones shot down by the U.S. military may not be answered for a long time, if ever. Debris from the three low-altitude objects downed by U.S. Air Force air-to-air missiles […]

After China balloon scare, Air Force shoots down object flying above Alaska’s North Slope

BY: - February 10, 2023

This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2023. An F-22 fighter jet from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson shot down an unidentified object flying above Alaska’s North Slope on Friday, officials at the White House said. The shootdown, at 9:45 a.m. Alaska time, took place less than a week after an Air Force fighter jet shot down […]