The US media cited an official and a source from U.S. Congress reported that the country’s army shot down a Unidentify Flying Object on Lake Huron on the afternoon of February 12 local time near the Canadian border.
This incident marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace, following similar moves over northern Canada on February 11 and in Alaskan airspace on February 10. .
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The incident took place in the context of combat aircrafts On February 4, the US shot down a Chinese hot air balloon that flew over US airspace in the area off the coast of Carolina, in the Atlantic Ocean.
China’s Foreign Ministry said the balloon was used for scientific research purposes, mainly meteorological research.
Trung Kien (VNA/Vietnam+)