US defends decision to shoot down three unidentified objects

The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month.

The three objects, including one shot down Sunday over Lake Huron, were traveling at such a low altitude as to pose a risk to civilian air traffic, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby. While the Biden administration does not yet have evidence that they were equipped for spying purposes — or even belonged to China — officials have not ruled that out, he said. #china #balloon

[floydmills]

Just be careful in December, don't want y'all to shoot Santa down.

[kidrobot.]

and that my friends, is how ww3 started

[roninthedestroyer]

Don't mess President Biden he is a War Veteran and knows how to fight

[therealwewin]

Just make sure you ain't spending millions to shoot down something worth thousands.

[davidcarlin]

Thank you US Air Force and Canadian Air Forces.

[Cavscout]

"Normal run of the mill" Ariel Combat in US Air Space, totally normal.