HAPPENING NOW: The Defense Department holds a press briefing from the Pentagon after the U.S. shot down a 'high-altitude object' over Alaska.
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Feb. 10, 2023.The White House said Friday that a 'high-altitude object' has been shot down over Alaska.
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Feb. 10, 2023.MORE: Chinese balloon reconnaissance platform located, officials say Fighter aircraft checked if it was manned and determined and he said it wasn't. "We were able to get some fighter aircraft up and around it before the order to shoot it down. And the pilots' assessment was that this was not manned."
Fighter aircraft first saw it late last night, it was a small object, and they were flying at high speed, he said. They did another flight "early this morning" to try to learn more. The flight early this morning "ended in a shootdown," Kirby said.
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