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Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

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The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

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Times of India

Chuck Schumer: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Schumer, told ABC's “This Week” that he was briefed on Saturday night by President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, after the incident hours earlier over the Yukon. On Friday, an object roughly the size of a small car was downed over remote Alaska, according to the White House.

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

U.S. Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

1 year ago·Canada

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The Independent

Schumer says latest ‘objects’ shot down over Alaska and Canada thought to be balloons

Two objects shot down initially branded unidentified objects

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend

1 year ago·United States

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