– What we discovered was a very small object that flew at the same speed as the wind. This was said by the head of the Northern Command in the American defense, Glen VanHerck, after the American president had given the order to shoot down the object. Two military aircraft were recorded by Flightradar24 over Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on Sunday. The last of these lakes, which lie next to each other, crosses the border between the states of Michigan in the USA and Ontario in Canada. Here, the plane is said to have received orders from the American president to shoot down a mysterious object for the sake of security, reports a senior manager in the administration to AFP. The object should not have been assessed as a military threat, but as if it could be dangerous for civilian aircraft. It is said to have hovered around 6,000 meters above Michigan, which lies on the south and west side of Lake Huron, and is described as an “octagonal structure that had threads hanging from it”. Two military aircraft were picked up by Flightradar24 in the vicinity of where the downing is said to have taken place. – The object has been taken down by pilots from the US Air Force and the National Guard, says representative Elissa Slotkin from Michigan. – We will know more about this in the coming days, but rest assured that all parties have had a laser focus on it since it entered our waters. The US military used an F-16 fighter jet to shoot down the object with a Sidewinder short-range missile, according to the New York Times. The plane is of the same type that was used to shoot down the Chinese balloon last week. The airspace over Lake Michigan was closed for a short period on Sunday in connection with the shooting, reports AFP. One must have first discovered it over the state of Montana. – I appreciated the fighter pilot’s quick decision. The American people deserve far more answers than we have now, wrote Congressman Jack Bergman on Twitter. Top leaders in the Biden administration are said to have privately assured people that there is no evidence that the object exists as a result of extraterrestrial activity. Congressman Jack Bergman also wrote about a recent shooting on Twitter. Closed airspace after spy balloon The Chinese balloon that was shot down over the USA on February 4 was a spy balloon, US authorities say. Then the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed its airspace in response to the shooting, which took place in South Carolina. Before that time, it had crossed most of the northern United States, including places where nuclear weapons and large bombers are stored. It was one of several that have soared through the airspace of at least 40 countries, and the picture from the U2 spy plane shows that the balloon was clearly equipped to collect intelligence, they say further. When it was first discovered, Chinese authorities claimed it was a stray weather balloon. The 60 meter high balloon is said to have had several antennas which are suitable for finding military transmitters on the ground. The incident caused US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken to cancel his trip to China a few hours before he was due to leave. Looking for object in Canada Investigators in the neighboring country are still looking for the wreckage of an object that was shot down by an American fighter jet on Saturday. This shooting took place over the Canadian territory of Yukon, which has few inhabitants and is located in the far north-west of the country. – Search crews are on the ground, trying to find the object so they can analyze it, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Reuters on Sunday. – Citizens’ safety is our top priority, and that is why I decided that the unidentified object should be shot down, he said further, adding that it posed a danger to civilian aircraft. Remains of the Chinese balloon that was shot down over the USA on February 4. Photo: TYLER THOMPSON / AFP North America has been on high alert for uninvited guests in the air since the Chinese balloon was shot down. The object that was discovered on Sunday is the fourth that has been shot down recently. Between those in South Carolina and the Yukon, one plunged into the Arctic Ocean near Alaska on Friday. Chuck Schumer, who leads the US Senate, says to ABC that the objects in Alaska and in the Yukon both appeared to be balloons, but were “much smaller” than the first. Canada announced on Sunday that it has closed an airspace over Ontario, which houses parts of Lake Huron. It is not known whether this is connected to the shooting on Sunday. Together with several other countries, Norway has been informed about Sunday’s shooting by the US Department of State, the Foreign Ministry confirms to VG.
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