(VOVWORLD) - US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a Chinese balloon put North American security forces on high alert.
 Authorities are hunting for remnants of another object shot down over North American airspace. (EPA PHOTO) |
It was the fourth flying object to be shot down over North America by a US missile in a little more than a week.
US Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who is tasked with safeguarding US airspace, told reporters that the military has not been able to identify what the three most recent objects are, how they stay aloft, or where they are coming from.
VanHerck said he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation. Another defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, subsequently said the military had not seen any evidence that the objects were extraterrestrial.
Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder said though it did not pose a military threat, the object could have potentially interfered with domestic air traffic as it was traveling at 6km and it might have had surveillance capabilities.