JUST IN: Pentagon Holds Press Briefing After Successful Shoot Down Of High Altitude Object In Alaska

Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder held a Pentagon press briefing.

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[captainmorgan]

Now this is what we should have heard about the balloon incident.
Glad to hear they got this one.
I can't say I was glad to hear the FBI was supporting them.
Makes me think Cover Up.

[Alloutconcrete]

Not good having no details.. This is getting worse by the day!!!

[williamwilliams]

Why did you guys shoot that one down there and let the other one go all the way across the u.s. you guys said the reason you didn't shut it down you didn't want to have any casualties

[delaineymacphearson]

How are we the people supposed to believe or have any faith in any of this?

[roncompton]

Why didn't they use a drone to film it and grab it in tact

[michaelbrown]

funny gen milley isnt giving this hes probably on the phone with a chinese general telling them what were gonna do first.

[nojindoj]

They couldn't ignore it this time.
1) we already know about them.
2) The Alaskan congressman said they would shoot them down if the military wouldn't.

[deutzallis]

Obiden will have to keep china sending balloons so the news is off of his stolen Top Secret Documents, that's all.

[arydant]

I'd like details on all the other spy balloon incidents that were not reported on.

[noneyabizz]

Oh, but I thought you didn't shoot down the other because maybe it had chemical or biological weapons?

Hmmm... Yeah, that was obviously bogus.

[jimblessinger]

Sources and methods mean, we are guilty of something and were not

[barbginther]

Just watched Alaska senator speak. In no uncertain terms, he said, ' Anything foreign in our airspace, will be shot down. '

[brianturner]

Everything Sleepy does is based on the polls. What is best for him. Not what is best for the country.

[neil]

Why do news agencies send reporters that ask stupid questions?

[maryannedaugherty]

Thank you to the civilians who brought the Balloon to the attention of the public. Without them the government would have exercised another Cover-up.

[kathygreco]

Has to be a joke to bail themselves out of China balloon. Over the ocean of course.

[ReneTheJeepGirl]

They needed to save face after the balloon debacle so they made something up and made a big news story about shooting something down.

[muddymo]

Ok. They didn't get a picture of it before it was shot fown?

[debbiezito]

It entered our airspace on FEBRUARY 9th!!! it’s the 10th!! A day later…

[zennaguit]

An airplane can’t be seen from the land and yet Americans were able to see a ar sized aircraft flying from a higher altitude than a commercial airline?