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Officials say Washington does not know origins of object, downed days after alleged Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flew over US.

So what to do about China now? Rep. Mike Gallagher suggested a litany of initiatives.

According to the White House, the US military shot down a high-altitude object above Alaska "out of an abundance of caution."

Theyre not say it wasnt us by balloon but theyre not saying either way at the moment. were calling this an object because thats the best description we have right now. we do not know who owns it. whether its state owned or corporate owned or privately owned, we just dont know. we dont know. state owned, we dont know if its state owned. and we dont understand the full purpose. we dont have any information that would confirm a stated purpose of this object. after we were given details byjohn kirby...

U.S. officials offered few details about the origin of the object, but said it was about the size of a car and did not appear to have the ability to maneuver.

WASHINGTON: A US F-22 fighter jet on Friday shot down an unidentified object flying over Alaska, US officials said, less than a week after the military brought down a Chinese balloon that had flown across the United States. A sidewinder missile brought down the object, which was about the size of a small car, said US Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson.

F-22 jet fighters out of Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson shot down an airborne object this morning off the northern coast of Alaska. Military personnel are now working to recover debris from the object that fell onto some pack ice in an area of the Beaufort Sea.

The latest object was far smaller than the Chinese balloon, but the Pentagon and the White House declined to provide further details - Click the link for more details.

President Joe Biden ordered the shootdown, which was announced from the White House.

U.S. officials said that less than a week after the military shot down a Chinese balloon, a U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down a "high-altitude object" over Alaska.