Washington [US], February 13: The US military on February 12 continued to shoot down an unidentified object in the sky over Michigan, making it the fourth flying object to be shot down in just over a week.
Politico quoted a statement from the US Department of Defense saying that at 14:42 on February 12, an F-16 fighter jet fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to shoot down an "air object" flying above the surface. about 6 km in US airspace over Lake Huron, Michigan. US President Joe Biden ordered the removal of the object based on the recommendation of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and military leadership.
Although military officials did not assess it as a "military threat to anything on the ground," the object's path and altitude raised concerns, including that it could pose a risk. risks for civil aviation, the US Department of Defense said.
"Based on its flight path and data, we were able to relate this object to a radar signal received from Montana. This signal appeared near sensitive locations of the US Department of Defense," the statement said . know.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) discovered the object on the morning of February 12, and monitored it with radar and images throughout the day. According to the US Department of Defense, there is no indication that any civilians were injured or affected by the mission.
"Today, a high-altitude object was detected in US airspace over Lake Huron. NORAD deployed Canadian and US aircraft to investigate and the object was brought down by US aircraft in the air. United States," Canada's Defense Minister Anita Anand said in a statement.
"We fully support this action and we will continue to work with the US and NORAD to protect North America," Anand added.
The shooting down on February 12 came after the US military shot down two other objects, one on February 10 and another on February 11. The moves come more than a week after the US military shot down a large Chinese hot air balloon off the Atlantic Ocean. The chain of events has led to a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing.
It is unclear whether the object that was shot down on February 12 was a balloon or something else.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
