U.S. shoots down ‘high-altitude’ object over Alaska
Kirby said the object shot down Friday was “much, much smaller” than the Chinese balloon and was not carrying a “significant payload.” Efforts are underway to recover the object.did not say Friday where the earlier balloon was
when it first entered Canadian airspace, or what locations it passed over and for how long it was over Canada before heading south. The U.S. navy and coast guard are working to recover pieces of the downed balloon for analysis and they’re working to determine if it collected any intelligence from either country, Anand said.
The balloon’s sighting has reignited tensions between the U.S. and China and raised renewed fears of foreign surveillance and interference by Beijing.
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