US Military Shoots Down Flying Object Above Alaska

The United States military has just shot down a flying object that was in Alaska’s airspace.

National Security spokesperson John Kirby stated the Defense Department tracked a “high-altitude object” over Alaskan airspace which posed “a reasonable threat.”

The object was shot down by the US military after getting the green light from the White House.

After being shot down the object fell into US waters and is now being retrieved.

BREAKING: U.S. military shoots down 'object' flying in territorial waters over Alaska https://t.co/8qmMpBgAbQ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 10, 2023

Breaking. NSC spokesman: US fighter aircraft just downed an unidentified high-altitude flying object that was at about 40,000 feet over US territorial waters near Alaska

— Brian Everstine (@beverstine) February 10, 2023

The Hill broke the story:

The U.S. military on Friday took down an object flying over Alaskan airspace days after shooting down a Chinese spy balloon along the South Carolina coast, the White House confirmed.

John Kirby, a national security spokesperson for the White House, said the Defense Department was tracking a “high-altitude object” over Alaska at 40,000 feet that posed “a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight.

The object was shot down within the last hour at President Biden’s direction, Kirby said, and landed in U.S. waters.

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The government is still collecting information about the object, Kirby said. It is not yet known whether it was operated by another country or if it was privately or commercially owned. Kirby also would not say if the object was a balloon or another device.

BREAKING: White House says U.S. military shot down an 'object' flying at 40,000 feet in U.S. territorial waters over Alaska in the last hour

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 10, 2023

Fox News added more details:

The U.S. military shot down an “object” that was flying in territorial waters over Alaska, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday afternoon during a White House press briefing.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing at the Pentagon on March 09, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Kirby spoke on various topics including Russia’s invasion to Ukraine. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing at the Pentagon on March 09, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Kirby spoke on various topics including Russia’s invasion to Ukraine. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“I can confirm that the Department of Defense was tracking a high altitude object over Alaska airspace in the last 24 hours out. The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. Out of an abundance of caution and the recommendation of the Pentagon, President Biden ordered the military to down the object. And they did. And it came in inside our territorial waters,” Kirby said.