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A fourth object was shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon

‘NORAD detected a radar anomaly and sent fighter aircraft to investigate’

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…

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

American F-22 fighter jet fired at another unidentified aircraft one day after similar object taken down over Alaska

The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike the Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact

When China's suspected surveillance balloon first passed into U.S. airspace north of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28, American officials believed there was a good chance it would keep traveling on a northern trajectory over sparsely populated areas.

‘A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked’

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has often struggled for political and military attention.