US offers first description of unknown 'object' shot down over Canada
The unidentified"objects" the U.S. shot down over Canada and Alaska are were both believed to be balloons carrying a payload, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Sunday.
The devices were"much smaller" than the Chinese spy craft shot down last week, however, Schumer told ABC's This Week.U.S. and allied forces had beenThe U.S. and Canada still say the craft's origin is unknown, attempts to recover debris from the vehicle are underway. "Out of an abundance of caution and at the recommendation of their militaries, President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau authorized it to be taken down," the readout said."President Biden authorized US fighter aircraft assigned to NORAD to conduct the operation and a US F-22 shot down the object in Canadian territory in close coordination with Canadian authorities."over North America in the past week.
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