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For full context: We shot down a Chinese spy balloon (confirmed) 8 days ago over the Atlantic ocean. We then shot down an unknown flying object yesterday over
by lalaland1125 4y ago
For full context:
We shot down a Chinese spy balloon (confirmed) 8 days ago over the Atlantic ocean.
We then shot down an unknown flying object yesterday over Alaska.
Today we shot down another unknown flying object over Canada.
The government hasn't released any details about the objects shot down either yesterday or today.
- givemeethekeys 4y agoSounds like they’re just hamming it up after that “spy” balloon.
- HWR_14 4y agoOr it's politically defensive. A lot of Republicans objected (properly? for political advantage? to encourage contributions?) objected to the way the previous balloon was handled. So this could be a more aggressive stance to avoid that again.
- joenathanone 4y agoI wonder if they are being labeled as 'unknown flying objects' to avoid more political drama with China.
- derefr 4y agoI think, for it to be considered an "identified" flying object, they'd have to know more than just what country sent it — i.e. they'd have to know a class or designation for it and have an associated doctrine for dealing with it.
- hotpotamus 4y agoI remember a trend of people sending up weather balloons with GoPros a few years back. I would imagine having an F-22 come after it would make for a more exciting video than they normally get (although the "edge of space" footage is already pretty cool).