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Both 'objects' shot down over Alaska, Canada believed to be balloons, US
says
U.S. forces have shot down three mysterious aircraft in one week
By Anders Hagstrom , Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News
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Lawrence Jones Cross Country - Saturday, February 11
FAA, Youth crisis, Climate change

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.

Details regarding the over Canada object were scarce throughout the
weekend, but U.S. officials now describe it as a "small metallic balloon
with a tethered payload," the official told Fox. Senate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer also said he received a briefing on the issue Sunday and
was told that the device over Alaska was also believed to be a balloon.

The devices were "much smaller" than the Chinese spy craft shot down
last week, however, Schumer told ABC's This Week.

President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered the objects
shot down on Saturday.

U.S. and allied forces had been tracking the device over Canada for more
than a day by the time it was shot down.

The U.S. and Canada still say the craft's origin is unknown, attempts to recover debris from the vehicle are underway.

CHINESE SPY CRAFT PAYLOAD LOCATED OFF WATERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MOSTLY
INTACT: US OFFICIAL

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