A spokesman for the US Department of Defense, Ryder, said that an F-16 fighter shot down an object over Sunday afternoon on Sunday afternoon.Although this object does not constitute a military threat, it may interfere with air traffic at a high altitude of 6100 meters and may have monitoring function. The US President Biden ordered it to shoot it down.
(Washington Composite Electric) The U.S. military Sunday (February 12) shot down an octagonal air object near the border with Canada, which is the fourth flying object that the United States has made in more than a week.In addition to the first shot of the flying object, the Chinese spy balloon, the United States has not determined where the other three unknown flights are from, but it does not rule out any possibility, including alien objects.
Laude, a U.S. Department of Defense, said that an F-16 fighter aircraft of the US military shot down an object over Lake Huron, Michigan.Although this object does not constitute a military threat, it may interfere with air traffic at a high altitude of 6100 meters and may have monitoring function. The US President Biden ordered it to shoot it down.
The U.S. Department of Defense believes that this flying object is an object detected near Montana's sensitive military facilities near Montana.At that time, the U.S. military once blocked the Mongolian Lama Airspace and sent fighters to investigate the radar abnormal area, but nothing was discovered.
A U.S. officials who do not want to be named revealed that this object seems to be an octagonal, with ropes hanging, but there is no distinguished effective load.
North American Air Defense Command and commander of the Northern Command Vanch said that the object may fall in the Canadian waters, and the U.S. military will try to recover its wreckage to analyze.
On February 4th, the US military shot a balloon from China on the shore of North Carolina, and then shot down unknown flights in Alaska, northern Canada and Michigan.The White House said that the three unknown flights are not similar to the Chinese balloon.
Vanhek pointed out that the U.S. military is unclear what the unknown flying objects are, how they float in the air and where they come from, "we call them objects, not balloons, which is for a reason."
Various speculation caused by flying objects, Vanch shows that it does not rule out any possibilities including alien objects.However, an anonymous defense official said that there is no evidence that these flying objects may be alien objects.
The United States and Canada's densely shot down unknown flights, which has a certain relationship with the two countries' vigilance after the Chinese balloon incident.The New York Times pointed out that the North American Air Defense Command has adjusted the radar system to surge the aircraft monitored by the system.
Some U.S. officials speculate that these flying objects may be sent from China or other countries to test US intelligence collection capabilities. For example, they can quickly discover more objects invasion and respond quickly.
US Department of Defense: Communicate with China on balloons
The United States is analyzing the videos and related sensor data taken by pilots to shoot down these flight objects, but the nature and origin of these objects must wait until the US Federal Investigation Agency and the Royal Canadian police can only be determined after checking the wreckage.
The Assistant Minister of Defense Dalton said on Sunday that China and the United States have communicated on the balloon incident, but did not disclose the content of the conversation.
Earlier, the United States Defense Minister Austin soon asked to talk to Chinese officials after the US military shot down the Chinese balloon, but China did not respond for many days.
China said that the United States shot down from civil scientific research balloon, not spy balloon.
As for whether the other three flying objects belong to China, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday (13th) that he did not know about the situation of these unknown airmers, and said that the United States frequently shot down the flying object "too hard for the force."Excessive reaction".
In addition, NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg called on Monday that the United States to shoot down the balloon and other flight objects was part of China and Russia to strengthen the surveillance of NATO allies. NATO must be vigilant.
In an interview with the British Defense Minister of Defense, Wallace said that this is "another signs of the global threat situation worse." Britain will conduct a national security assessment to determine whether it is necessary to change the way to monitor the airspace.