U.S. jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

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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. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent.

Published 3 months ago · Washington, United States

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Times of India

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

US News: The Pentagon has been responding to unidentified objects in the sky by shooting them down, four in eight days. The objects have been shot down over th

3 months ago·Mumbai, India

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CTV News

U.S. jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

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. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent.

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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News 4 JAX

Former adjutant general of Florida, NORAD pilot weighs in after US jets down 4 objects in 8 days

Concerns are mounting over the four objects that were shot down over North America in eight days.Part of the reason for the repeated shootdowns is a “heightened alert” following a suspected spy balloon from China that emerged over U.S. airspace in late January, Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command, said.The extraordinary air defense activity began in late January, when a white orb…

3 months ago·Jacksonville, United States

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Portland Press Herald

U.S. jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

The Pentagon officials said they were still trying to determine what exactly the objects were.

4 months ago·Portland, United States

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

Now, four objects have been shot out of the sky by U.S. fighter jets in eight days, including over Alaska and Canada. Pentagon officials have said they don’t know when the last shootdown of an unknown or unauthorized object over U.S. territory occurred before this spate of incidents.

3 months ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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Denver Post

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

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. Pentagon officials beli…

3 months ago·Denver, United States

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