The Biden administration confirmed it shot down a “high-altitude object” over Alaska on Friday afternoon.
Officials did not say what the object was, and they would not confirm if it was a second Chinese spy balloon nearly one week after shooting down a craft over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Carolinas.National Security Council spokesman John Kirby additionally briefed reporters Friday on the operation, which took less than an hour prior to his appearance in the White House press briefing room.
He added that President Joe Biden was first made aware of the object's location overnight, and he ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down as soon as it passed over U.S. territorial waters. The waters are presently frozen, and Kirby said military personnel are conducting a salvage operation. Though the object is suspected to also be surveillance equipment, Kirby could not say for sure that it belongs to China.Kirby did say that the U.S. is actively working to improve its detection protocols to begin tracking similar high-altitude objects well before they enter U.S. airspace.
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