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US scrambles jets for ‘routine’ intercept of Russian warplanes

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon scrambled fighter jets to counter four Russian aircraft that approached but didn’t enter U.S. or Canadian airspace, in what officials described as a routine encounter unrelated to the series of unidentified objects shot down in recent days.

Tribune News Service

Did China launch the other objects shot down by American fighter jets?

The White House says there’s no evidence they came from China’s sprawling surveillance programme. Recent changes to radar and a military on high alert could offer some clarity

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene draws wild comparison between Chinese spy balloon and 9/11

Far-right congresswoman dismisses military reasons for downing Chinese craft as ‘bull****’

The Independent UK

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Senators demand Biden speech after classified briefing on aerial objects

Briefers said the so-called "UAPs" are still being recovered and didn't pose a direct threat.

Axios

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says A.I. will change everything about war

Eric Schmidt says the Pentagon needs to move fast if it wants to catch up with China on A.I. in war.

Fortune

The U.S. military lifts the Chinese balloon's 'priority sensors' from the ocean floor

"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified," U.S. Northern Command said.

WEKU

Mysterious flying objects are turning up daily. Why experts don't think aliens sent them

The U.S. government has shot down multiple unidentified flying objects out of North American airspace in recent days. This is not a drill.

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UFO expert says 'catastrophic failure' of shot down objects is good for alien hunters

Nick Pope, who ran the British Government's UFO project, said it's 'exciting times' for extraterrestrial enthusiasts but added there's a 'catastrophic failure of intelligence' about the recent sightings across the US

Daily Mirror

US Air Force missile MISSED first attempt to shoot down UFO flying over 'sensitive sites'

President Biden ordered a "small, metallic balloon" floating over Lake Huron in Michigan, US, to be shot down. However, the US Air Force's jet missile missed with officials unsure where it landed

Daily Mirror

‘Object’ downed over Canada was small metallic balloon with payload, Pentagon memo says

Memo says ‘recovery/exploitation’ efforts underway to retrieve ‘object’ shot down in Yukon

The Independent UK

Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum

Officials have offered few details about four aerial objects recently shot down over North America, helping to fuel fuel conspiracy theories and conjecture on the internet

The Independent UK

Mystery aerial objects raise questions about national security threat

WASHINGTON — As U.S. Navy divers and salvage crews plucked pieces of downed aerial objects from the Arctic Sea to the kinder waters off South Carolina, the Biden administration on Monday was racing to learn what the latest mystery vessels were and who launched them.

Los Angeles Times

Pentagon Creating New Hordes Of Air, Land And Seaborne Drones

The air, land and seaborne drones are being termed as "swarm of swarms" and raising a multitude of ethical and security issues

Zenger

UFOs? Airborne objects? What we know about 4 recent shootdowns

The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised in early February over an object spotted over Montana.

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The Independent UK

White House rows back from idea three shot-down objects were part of China spy balloon programme

The Pentagon has an office to study what it describes as ‘unknown aerial phenomenon’ but the White House says the objects shot down by US and Canadian planes over the last few days show no ‘indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity’

Daily Mirror

White House claims China has 'high-altitude balloon programme connected to army'

The US National Security Council's John Kirby said the US and Canada have been scrutinising airspace more closely after sightings of balloons. The objects are now being shot down

Irish Mirror

US Chief won't rule out aliens as probe continues into UFO shot down near Canadian border

"At this point we continue to assess every threat or potential threat"

Reuters

U.S. still stumped by latest flying objects as friction with China grows

The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons.

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The Guardian - US

‘Significant’ debris from China spy balloon retrieved, says US military

Sensors and electronics pulled from waters off South Carolina, says military, after White House says Beijing’s surveillance program dates back years

Daily Mirror

Space expert gives verdict on UFO sightings after mystery aircraft shot down

Unidentified flying objects have sparked speculation over aliens after US officials said the possibility of extraterrestrial origin for the objects is not ruled out as of yet

Tribune News Service

US shoots down fourth object as China flings new accusation

The U.S. military had never shot down an object in American airspace before taking out a Chinese balloon off South Carolina earlier this month. Now it’s becoming a near-daily occurrence.

Reason

North America's UFO Weekend

Plus: States move to curtail internet anonymity, Amsterdam cracks down on cannabis, sex, and booze, and more...

Daily Mirror

US fighter pilot yells 'wow, what's that?' after mystery UFO no-one can explain

Navy jet pilots that have encountered UFOs in the past were left stunned, but experts have said the probability that these are of extra-terrestrial origin is unlikely

The Guardian - US

Biden administration forming team to study unidentified aerial objects – as it happened

US will have its experts try to understand unknown objects, including broader policy implications, says John Kirby – follow the latest news

Daily Mirror

Pentagon UFO files reveal 171 mystery sightings that military cannot explain

The renewed interest comes as four UFOs were shot down over US and Canadian airspace just days after a Chinese "spy balloon" flew over the country before being shot down over the sea

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