Pentagon Spox: Object Over Alaska ‘Posed a Reasonable Threat to the Safety of the Civilian Flight’

RYDER So first of ░░░░░░░░ to add to information ░░░░░░░░ provided earlier by the ░░░░░░░░ House At the direction ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States fighter aircraft assigned ░░░░░░░░ U S Northern Command ░░░░░░░░ took down a high ░░░░░░░░ airborne object off the ░░░░░░░░ coast of Alaska at ░░░░░░░░ 45 PM Eastern Standard ░░░░░░░░ today within U S ░░░░░░░░ airspace over U S ░░░░░░░░ water On February 9 ░░░░░░░░ American Aerospace Defense Command ░░░░░░░░ an object on ground ░░░░░░░░ and further investigated and ░░░░░░░░ the object using fighter ░░░░░░░░ The object was flying ░░░░░░░░ an altitude of 40 ░░░░░░░░ feet and posed a ░░░░░░░░ threat to the safety ░░░░░░░░ civilian flight U S ░░░░░░░░ Command is beginning recovery ░░░░░░░░ now U S Northern ░░░░░░░░ s Alaska command coordinated ░░░░░░░░ operation with assistance from ░░░░░░░░ Alaska Air National Guard ░░░░░░░░ Aviation Administration and the ░░░░░░░░ Bureau of Investigation We ░░░░░░░░ no further details about ░░░░░░░░ object at this time ░░░░░░░░ any description of its ░░░░░░░░ purpose or origin The ░░░░░░░░ was about the size ░░░░░░░░ a small car so ░░░░░░░░ similar in size or ░░░░░░░░ to the high altitude ░░░░░░░░ balloon that was taken ░░░░░░░░ off the coast of ░░░░░░░░ Carolina on February 4.”