US Fighter Jets Shoot Down Third Unidentified Object in North American Airspace in One Week

A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object in northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that US fighter jets have taken down objects in North American airspace.

The first incident occurred last weekend when a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down by F-22s off the coast of South Carolina. On Friday, an unidentified object was shot down in Alaska airspace by a US F-22.

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, expressed concern Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the Biden administration has been less forthcoming about the objects shot down over Alaskan and Canadian airspaces on Friday and Saturday.

Himes, who is part of the “Gang of Eight,” the top leaders of congressional intelligence committees, said those lawmakers received a “very extensive briefing” on the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over water last week. He noted that information about the other objects may be scarce.

The US Department of Defense has not yet released any information about the unidentified objects that have been shot down in recent days. It is unclear what the objects were or why they were shot down.