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

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…

U.S. jets downed unprecedented 4 objects in 8 days

A fighter jet from Minnesota shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday. 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…

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. Part of the reason for the repeated shootdowns is a “heightened alert” following a spy balloon from China that emerged over U.S. airspace in l…

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

Three unidentified objects have been shot down over North America since the U.S. downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon last week.

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

Three unidentified objects have been shot down over North America since the U.S. downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon last week.

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

Part of the reason for the repeated shootdowns is a “heightened alert” following a spy balloon from China that emerged over U.S. airspace in late January, the head of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, said in a briefing with reporters.