First published at 22:37 UTC on February 12th, 2023.
Another high-altitude object was shot down Sunday, this time over Lake Huron, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News. According to one of the officials, the object was shot down by a U.S. military aircraft.
A senior administration official told…
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Another high-altitude object was shot down Sunday, this time over Lake Huron, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News. According to one of the officials, the object was shot down by a U.S. military aircraft.
A senior administration official told ABC News that President Biden directed Sunday's object be shot down "out of an abundance of caution and at the recommendation of military leaders."
Per the official, the object shot down over Lake Huron was detected on radar over Montana Saturday.
The object was octagonal in structure, unmanned and traveling at 20,000 feet. The official also said that there is no indication of surveillance capabilities but they cannot rule it out.
Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin tweeted Sunday that she received a call from the Department of Defense, saying "Our military has an extremely close eye on the object above Lake Huron.
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