BREAKING: Unidentified object shot down over Alaska was able to penetrate US airspace BEFORE it was detected, officials say – despite military claiming it developed a method to track spy balloons last year
- The unidentified flying object shot down over Alaska was able to penetrate US airspace before detection
- An official told Fox News that it was discovered near the Northern coast on Thursday evening after it had penetrated US airspace
- It was shot down on Friday and was taken down within an hour of President Joe Biden’s order
Officials confirmed the unidentified flying object shot down over Alaska was able to penetrate US airspace before detection as military helicopters recover it from frozen waters.
A source told Fox News that it was discovered ‘over Alaska not far from the northern coast.’
‘The object was first spotted north of Anchorage,’ Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson tweeted.
It comes after sources told CNN that the military had developed a method to track spy balloons last year, but this object wasn’t picked up on radar until after it was over Alaska.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby announced on Friday that it was shot down on President Joe Biden’s orders. It was taken down within an hour of the order.
It was shot down by an F-22 using an A9X missile out of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage.
It is unclear who owns the object and it is said to be much smaller than the Chinese balloon shot off the coast of South Carolina.
Officials have not been able to confirm if it was a balloon, but it was traveling at an altitude that was potentially harmful for civilian aircrafts, The New York Times reported.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
The unidentified flying object shot down over Alaska was able to penetrate US airspace before detection
