The US has shot down one other high-altitude “object” over the waters off Alaska, the Pentagon revealed Friday — six days after a fighter jet took out an infamous Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
The most recent object, which was detected inside the last 24 hours, was downed on President Biden’s orders, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters during a White House briefing.
“The thing was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed an inexpensive threat to the protection of civilian flight,” Kirby said.
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