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The octagonal object with strings hanging off of it but no discernable payload was flying low at about 20,000 feet over Lake Huron in the US near the border with Canada

After the U.S. government announced last week that a fleet of Chinese spy balloons had visited the United States undetected in recent years, the military had to admit the obvious: it had an "awareness gap."

US fighter jets have shot down four flying objects in nine days. Here is what we know so far.

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Three high-altitude objects were destroyed days after a fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon

WASHINGTON: The US military had never shot down an object in American airspace before taking out a Chinese balloon off South Carolina last week. Now it’s becoming a near-daily occurrence.

Many Americans have been captivated by the drama playing out in the skies as fighter jets scramble to shoot down objects.

Officials working on recovering debris to characterise the ‘object’

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times reported the object had been seen over Qingdao in eastern Shandong Province

WASHINGTON — The decision to shoot down three aerial objects in recent days stemmed from a decision to pay closer attention to North American skies and take a more cautious stance toward intrusions after U.S. forces brought down an alleged Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4, the Pentagon said.

The US Air Force general in charge of North American airspace says he cannot rule out aliens for the spate of mystery objects.