US military ‘hasn’t ruled out’ aliens in mystery objects The US Air Force general in charge of North American airspace says he cannot rule out aliens for the spate of mystery objects. The New Daily · Feb 13, 2023
Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet The U.S. Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to U.S. intelligence experts. Reuters · Feb 13, 2023
US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime… France 24 · Feb 12, 2023
Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after… Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023
US Navy releases first images of Chinese ‘spy’ balloon recovery US is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all the pieces of the device, which was shot down at the weekend. Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2023
Suspected Chinese spy balloon recovered from Atlantic by Virginia Beach-based sailors NORFOLK, Va. — A team of sailors assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek fished what is believed to be the high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon out of the Atlantic a day after it was shot down, officials confirmed Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023
US Navy recovers shot down Chinese balloon The US Navy has released images of the recovery expedition to gather the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon shot down by a fighter jet over South Carolina on Saturday. Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023
Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery The Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Chinese spy balloon seen above Hawaii and Florida in 2019, report says Air force report details balloon while Pentagon officials say China had sent three over the US during Trump’s time in office The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2023
US military releases photos of mission to salvage debris from downed Chinese ‘spy’ balloon Balloon falls six miles off the coast of Carolina after being shot down by US military The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
New details reveal how China ‘spy’ balloons floated over Hawaii and Florida under Trump’s watch US Air Force document says balloons ‘drifted past Hawaii’ and ‘across Florida’ during Trump presidency The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
China balloon saga spotlights Beijing’s global spying push The high-profile spectacle of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon flying over the continental U.S. is shining a spotlight on the prevalence of similar incidents around the world, from Taipei to Latin America. Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023
Balloon recovery begins as US investigates what China’s leaders knew WASHINGTON — The U.S. has started to recover some parts from the Chinese balloon that an American F-22 fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina, as Biden administration officials said the U.S. was still trying to figure out how much senior leaders in Beijing knew about the… Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023
Congress digesting details on Chinese balloon - Roll Call General says the Air Force initially didn't shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over Alaska because it was not a military threat. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2023 US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’ The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Conversation · Jan 5, 2023 Amid tumultuous times, NORAD needs a consistent Canada-U.S. commitment The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has often struggled for political and military attention.
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022 With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic U.S. military medical teams deployed during the pandemic brought back lessons as the Defense Department looks to see what worked and what didn't
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Mexican leader brushes off US allegations of Russia spies Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has brushed off comments by a senior U.S. military official who said there are more Russian spies in Mexico than anywhere else in the world