U.S. Jet Shoots Down Unknown Object Flying Off Alaska Coast

The object was described as roughly the size of a small car, much smaller than the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by Air Force fighter jets Saturday.

AP/Susan Walsh
The National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, during the daily briefing at the White House, February 10, 2023. AP/Susan Walsh

WASHINGTON — A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Biden, White House officials said.

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