US officials on Friday revealed that an F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified object flying high over Alaska.
This development comes a week after the military brought down a Chinese balloon that had flown across the United States.
Pentagon chief spokesperson Brig Gen.Patrick Ryder said that a Sidewinder missile downed the latest craft, which was about the size of a small car.
“We don’t know who owns this object,” said White House spokesperson John Kirby, adding that it was unclear where it began its flight.
President Joe Biden ordered the shootdown, which was announced from the White House.
The Pentagon and the White House declined to give a detailed description of the latest object, saying only that it was far smaller than the Chinese balloon.