(Trends Wide Spanish) — US warplanes have shot down three unidentified aerial objects high over the North American continent since Friday, adding to the Chinese balloon shot down in early February. We show you on this map where each operation took place.
On Sunday afternoon, an F-16 shot down a high-altitude object over Lake Huron, located between Michigan and Ontario. The Pentagon declared that the object did not constitute a military threat, but rather an aviation hazard.
However, he linked the craft to a radar signal picked up earlier over Montana, where US intercontinental missile silos and other sensitive sites are located.
A day earlier, on Saturday, a US F-22 fighter jet operating under the joint command of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden fired a missile that shot down an object hovering over central Yukon. in the far north of Canada.
On Friday, meanwhile, an F-22 shot down another unidentified aircraft over Alaskan airspace.
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Added to these three episodes is the Chinese balloon that the fighters shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4.
The government determined that the balloon operated with electronic surveillance technology capable of monitoring US communications, according to a senior State Department official. The balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence gathering operations” and was part of a fleet that had flown over “more than 40 countries on five continents,” he told Trends Wide.
This map identifies the sites where 4 unidentified objects were shot down
What is known about the objects: two would have had some kind of payload
US officials have revealed new details about the objects that were shot down in recent days.
The three objects looked different, according to two US officials. An official said they were about the same size.
Multiple officials said objects downed in Alaska and over Canada were believed to have payloads, meaning the object was carrying something. Two officials said none of the three objects were believed to have propulsion, although the wreckage still needs to be examined to be sure.
“I can’t categorize how they stayed in the air. It could be a type of gas balloon inside a structure or it could be some type of propulsion system. But clearly, they can stay in the air,” NORAD Commanding General Glen VanHerck said Sunday.
This is what we now know about the objects:
The object off the coast of northern Alaska: It was described as a metallic object that broke into several pieces when it hit the sea ice, according to several US officials. That suggests it may have had some sort of structure, but officials won’t know for sure until the object is recovered.
The object over Lake Huron: Trends Wide reported Sunday that the most recent object shot down over Lake Huron was an “octagonal” shape with dangling ropes and no perceptible payload, according to a senior government official. It was traveling at 6,000 meters when it was shot down, the Pentagon said Sunday.
The object over northern Canada: The downed object over Canada’s Yukon Territory appeared to be a balloon with a metal charge dangling below it, according to officials. The object was also traveling at 12,000 meters, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday. She described it as a “cylindrical object” smaller than the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina a week earlier.
Preliminary descriptions of the objects’ appearances underscore the difficulty for administration officials to identify their purpose or origin. Officials have been unable to say what the objects might be, and preliminary descriptions have provided no further clarity.
Officials have struggled to make out the three objects shot down in the past three days and the downed Chinese balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. The last three objects were all smaller and were flying at a much lower altitude.
With information from Oren Liebermann, Phil Mattingly, Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Manu Raju, Jeremy Herb y Haley Britzky de Trends Wide.
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(Trends Wide Spanish) — US warplanes have shot down three unidentified aerial objects high over the North American continent since Friday, adding to the Chinese balloon shot down in early February. We show you on this map where each operation took place.
On Sunday afternoon, an F-16 shot down a high-altitude object over Lake Huron, located between Michigan and Ontario. The Pentagon declared that the object did not constitute a military threat, but rather an aviation hazard.
However, he linked the craft to a radar signal picked up earlier over Montana, where US intercontinental missile silos and other sensitive sites are located.
A day earlier, on Saturday, a US F-22 fighter jet operating under the joint command of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden fired a missile that shot down an object hovering over central Yukon. in the far north of Canada.
On Friday, meanwhile, an F-22 shot down another unidentified aircraft over Alaskan airspace.
the chinese globe
Added to these three episodes is the Chinese balloon that the fighters shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4.
The government determined that the balloon operated with electronic surveillance technology capable of monitoring US communications, according to a senior State Department official. The balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence gathering operations” and was part of a fleet that had flown over “more than 40 countries on five continents,” he told Trends Wide.
This map identifies the sites where 4 unidentified objects were shot down
What is known about the objects: two would have had some kind of payload
US officials have revealed new details about the objects that were shot down in recent days.
The three objects looked different, according to two US officials. An official said they were about the same size.
Multiple officials said objects downed in Alaska and over Canada were believed to have payloads, meaning the object was carrying something. Two officials said none of the three objects were believed to have propulsion, although the wreckage still needs to be examined to be sure.
“I can’t categorize how they stayed in the air. It could be a type of gas balloon inside a structure or it could be some type of propulsion system. But clearly, they can stay in the air,” NORAD Commanding General Glen VanHerck said Sunday.
This is what we now know about the objects:
The object off the coast of northern Alaska: It was described as a metallic object that broke into several pieces when it hit the sea ice, according to several US officials. That suggests it may have had some sort of structure, but officials won’t know for sure until the object is recovered.
The object over Lake Huron: Trends Wide reported Sunday that the most recent object shot down over Lake Huron was an “octagonal” shape with dangling ropes and no perceptible payload, according to a senior government official. It was traveling at 6,000 meters when it was shot down, the Pentagon said Sunday.
The object over northern Canada: The downed object over Canada’s Yukon Territory appeared to be a balloon with a metal charge dangling below it, according to officials. The object was also traveling at 12,000 meters, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday. She described it as a “cylindrical object” smaller than the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina a week earlier.
Preliminary descriptions of the objects’ appearances underscore the difficulty for administration officials to identify their purpose or origin. Officials have been unable to say what the objects might be, and preliminary descriptions have provided no further clarity.
Officials have struggled to make out the three objects shot down in the past three days and the downed Chinese balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. The last three objects were all smaller and were flying at a much lower altitude.
With information from Oren Liebermann, Phil Mattingly, Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Manu Raju, Jeremy Herb y Haley Britzky de Trends Wide.
