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US fighter jets shoot down fourth 'Chinese spy balloon'

Many Americans have been captivated by the drama playing out in the skies as fighter jets scramble to shoot down objects.

Wales Online

What we know about the four objects the US military has shot out of the sky

The US military has shot four objects out of the sky in eight days. So what's going on?

ABC News

Speculation grows as US shoots down new mystery object

Washington (AFP) - A US warplane shot down a new flying object near the Canadian border on Sunday, the latest of three mysterious devices spotted since military radar settings were cranked up in the wake of the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

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US military ‘hasn’t ruled out’ aliens in mystery objects

The US Air Force general in charge of North American airspace says he cannot rule out aliens for the spate of mystery objects.

The New Daily

Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet

The U.S. Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to U.S. intelligence experts.

Reuters

US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure

A US 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 US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

France 24

Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after…

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Biden warns US will act on China after balloon downing

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday he would not hesitate to defend US interests against China after he ordered the downing of a suspected surveillance balloon but, delivering his State of the Union address, kept the door open to cooperation.

AFP

US Navy releases first images of Chinese ‘spy’ balloon recovery

US is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all the pieces of the device, which was shot down at the weekend.

Al Jazeera

Suspected Chinese spy balloon recovered from Atlantic by Virginia Beach-based sailors

NORFOLK, Va. — A team of sailors assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek fished what is believed to be the high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon out of the Atlantic a day after it was shot down, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US

Washington (AFP) - Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday.

AFP

US Navy recovers shot down Chinese balloon

The US Navy has released images of the recovery expedition to gather the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon shot down by a fighter jet over South Carolina on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery

The Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday

The Independent UK

Chinese spy balloon seen above Hawaii and Florida in 2019, report says

Air force report details balloon while Pentagon officials say China had sent three over the US during Trump’s time in office

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The Independent UK

US military releases photos of mission to salvage debris from downed Chinese ‘spy’ balloon

Balloon falls six miles off the coast of Carolina after being shot down by US military

The Independent UK

New details reveal how China ‘spy’ balloons floated over Hawaii and Florida under Trump’s watch

US Air Force document says balloons ‘drifted past Hawaii’ and ‘across Florida’ during Trump presidency

Tribune News Service

China balloon saga spotlights Beijing’s global spying push

The high-profile spectacle of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon flying over the continental U.S. is shining a spotlight on the prevalence of similar incidents around the world, from Taipei to Latin America.

AFP

US says China gave up intel secrets with balloon shoot-down

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Monday defended the decision to wait until a Chinese balloon crossed the United States before shooting it down, and the White House said valuable intelligence was being culled from the device.

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Balloon recovery begins as US investigates what China’s leaders knew

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has started to recover some parts from the Chinese balloon that an American F-22 fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina, as Biden administration officials said the U.S. was still trying to figure out how much senior leaders in Beijing knew about the…

AFP

US recovering balloon debris, won't return it to China

Washington (AFP) - The United States is recovering debris from the downed Chinese balloon in the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, officials said Monday.

Roll Call

Congress digesting details on Chinese balloon - Roll Call

General says the Air Force initially didn't shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over Alaska because it was not a military threat.

Al Jazeera

US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Conversation

Amid tumultuous times, NORAD needs a consistent Canada-U.S. commitment

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has often struggled for political and military attention.

The Independent UK

With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic

U.S. military medical teams deployed during the pandemic brought back lessons as the Defense Department looks to see what worked and what didn't

The Independent UK

Mexican leader brushes off US allegations of Russia spies

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has brushed off comments by a senior U.S. military official who said there are more Russian spies in Mexico than anywhere else in the world

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