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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

NORAD's value is on full display as flying objects shot down over North America

Four (and counting) air objects have violated North American airspace in less than a week.

The Conversation

North America's UFO Weekend

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Reason

How China's balloon sent the U.S. on a hunt for flying objects

After the U.S. government announced last week that a fleet of Chinese spy balloons had visited the United States undetected in recent years, the military had to admit the obvious: it had an "awareness gap."

Reuters

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Everything we know about the mysterious ‘objects’ shot down by US warplanes

Three high-altitude objects were destroyed days after a fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

US fighter jets shoot down fourth 'Chinese spy balloon'

Many Americans have been captivated by the drama playing out in the skies as fighter jets scramble to shoot down objects.

Wales Online

What we know about the four objects the US military has shot out of the sky

The US military has shot four objects out of the sky in eight days. So what's going on?

ABC News

US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure

A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

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US fighter shot down object over northern Canada: prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with President Joe Biden about the object, and jets from both countries, operating as part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, were scrambled.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alien Twitter going wild over "objects"

A fourth object was shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon

Salon

Montana airspace briefly closes due to ‘radar anomaly’ after new object shot down over Canada

‘NORAD detected a radar anomaly and sent fighter aircraft to investigate’

The Independent UK

Mystery flying object remains over Montana as US fighter jets wait to 'get eyes on it'

Montana congressman Matt Rosendale revealed the moment he was informed an "unidentified object" had been spotted flying over his district by the Department of Defence on Saturday evening

Daily Mirror

US jet shoots down another mystery 'object' over Canada

A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such incident in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.

France 24

US Jet Shoots Down New Mystery 'Object' over Canada

A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such incident in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a joint US-Canadian military operation led to the takedown of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Second 'UFO' shot down by US F-22 jet on orders of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

US F-22 successfully fired at the unknown 'cylindrical' object after it was spotted flying high over northern Canada

Wales Online

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Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after…

Reuters

U.S. fighter jet shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

The Independent UK

Another ‘high-altitude airborne object’ shot down over Canada, Trudeau confirms

American F-22 fighter jet fired at another unidentified aircraft one day after similar object taken down over Alaska

The Independent UK

As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening

The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike the Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact

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Reuters

How China's balloon over America steered its way into spying history

When China's suspected surveillance balloon first passed into U.S. airspace north of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28, American officials believed there was a good chance it would keep traveling on a northern trajectory over sparsely populated areas.

The Independent UK

Canada monitoring potential second incident of suspected ‘spy balloon’

‘A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked’

The Conversation

Amid tumultuous times, NORAD needs a consistent Canada-U.S. commitment

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has often struggled for political and military attention.

Irish Mirror

NORAD Santa Tracker: How to watch sleigh fly over Ireland on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, NORAD is tasked with the special mission of tracking Santa on his journey around the world. Here's full details of how to track Santa live and watch him fly over Ireland.

Belfast Live

Santa tracker live: Track his location on Christmas Eve

He's on his way!

The Independent UK

US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travels

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries

Wales Online

NORAD's Santa tracker crashes twice as eager families follow his journey around the world

Families had no idea where Santa was, leaving parents unsure how to explain what was going on to their children

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