Fixed-Wing

US F-22s shoot down unidentified high-altitude object over Alaska

By 2023-02-10T22:03:00

F-22s over Alaska

Source: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

The Pentagon says at the direction of US President Joe Biden fighter aircraft shot down an unknown object off the coast of Alaska around 40,000ft, with military officials describing the craft as posing a hazard to commercial aviation.

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