HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

Chinese balloon saga is part of a long history of U.S.-China tensions

It’s not surprising the recent Chinese “weather balloon” incident has set off alarm bells.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023

Hobby group worried that F-22’s Sidewinder missile destroyed research balloon

‘They’re going to look not too intelligent to be shooting them down,’ Silicon Valley balloon company founder says

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

NORAD is back in the news. So what does it do, exactly?

The air defense center was created in the 1950s, as a counter to a rival superpower. Now NORAD is front and center again, prompting questions about what it does — and how it copes with modern threats.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Editorial: Up in the air: What are we shooting down every day?

In 1957, during the frosty years of the Cold War, Ike and Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker established the North American Air Defense Command in anticipation of defending the continent from Soviet long-range bombers — Sputnik was still a few months away — and NORAD went on alert.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

White House defends its decision to shoot down 3 unidentified aerial objects

Administration officials acknowledge that there was no indication that three low-altitude objects shot down in recent days were being used for surveillance purposes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 13, 2023

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 · Feb 13, 2023

North America's UFO Weekend

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Reason · Feb 13, 2023

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 · Feb 13, 2023

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 · Feb 13, 2023

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 · Feb 13, 2023