U.S. Fighter Jets Shoot Down Another ‘High-Altitude Object’ Over Lake Huron

WHITFIELD Alright this breaking ░░░░░░░░ just in to CNN ░░░░░░░░ S officials now saying ░░░░░░░░ military just shut down ░░░░░░░░ another high altitude object ░░░░░░░░ time over Lake Huron ░░░░░░░░ s bring in CNN ░░░░░░░░ Kylie Atwood at the ░░░░░░░░ Department Arlette Saenz at ░░░░░░░░ White House Kylie you ░░░░░░░░ What do we know ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so this would ░░░░░░░░ the third high altitude ░░░░░░░░ object that s been ░░░░░░░░ down over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ This one shot down ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon according to ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon official and a ░░░░░░░░ source briefed on the ░░░░░░░░ over Lake Huron Of ░░░░░░░░ that is in between ░░░░░░░░ Michigan and Canada This ░░░░░░░░ just after we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking about in recent ░░░░░░░░ the FAA had put ░░░░░░░░ temporary flight restriction into ░░░░░░░░ around the area of ░░░░░░░░ due to what they ░░░░░░░░ were NORAD operations They ░░░░░░░░ t identify those operations ░░░░░░░░ the time It now ░░░░░░░░ it s because they ░░░░░░░░ headed to shoot down ░░░░░░░░ object We really don ░░░░░░░░ know much about this ░░░░░░░░ Right now we don ░░░░░░░░ even know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ of fighter jets carried ░░░░░░░░ this operation But it ░░░░░░░░ significant because we have ░░░░░░░░ just this incredibly heightened ░░░░░░░░ of vigilance around U ░░░░░░░░ airspace over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last eight days ░░░░░░░░ so and it was ░░░░░░░░ of course by that ░░░░░░░░ spy balloon that was ░░░░░░░░ down off the coast ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ ve heard from Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ of Michigan saying that ░░░░░░░░ had been in touch ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Defense ░░░░░░░░ is keeping an extremely ░░░░░░░░ eye on the object ░░░░░░░░ Lake Huron And then ░░░░░░░░ also heard in a ░░░░░░░░ from another member of ░░░░░░░░ from Michigan Congressman Jack ░░░░░░░░ saying that he has ░░░░░░░░ in contact with DOD ░░░░░░░░ these operations the military ░░░░░░░░ in his words decommissioned ░░░░░░░░ object over Lake Huron ░░░░░░░░ said he appreciates their ░░░░░░░░ action by fighter pilots ░░░░░░░░ we re looking to ░░░░░░░░ a lot more from ░░░░░░░░ We expect to hear ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon or from ░░░░░░░░ White House today As ░░░░░░░░ ve said this was ░░░░░░░░ third object that has ░░░░░░░░ taken down since Friday ░░░░░░░░ U S airspace or ░░░░░░░░ airspace Fred WHITFIELD All ░░░░░░░░ Kylie Atwood thanks so ░░░░░░░░ Arlette Saenz at the ░░░░░░░░ House what is the ░░░░░░░░ SAENZ Well so far ░░░░░░░░ are still waiting to ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ on this news that ░░░░░░░░ third object over the ░░░░░░░░ of the past three ░░░░░░░░ was downed over Lake ░░░░░░░░ Of course I ve ░░░░░░░░ the White House whether ░░░░░░░░ President was briefed on ░░░░░░░░ matter and whether he ░░░░░░░░ this takedown of this ░░░░░░░░ Now over the past ░░░░░░░░ days as those other ░░░░░░░░ objects were taken down ░░░░░░░░ the coast of Alaska ░░░░░░░░ also in Canada President ░░░░░░░░ was involved in the ░░░░░░░░ of that But certainly ░░░░░░░░ many questions as there ░░░░░░░░ really a nation on ░░░░░░░░ as there had been ░░░░░░░░ repeated unidentified objects that ░░░░░░░░ U S has taken ░░░░░░░░ certainly so many questions ░░░░░░░░ are really a nation ░░░░░░░░ edge WHITFIELD All right ░░░░░░░░ ll leave it there ░░░░░░░░ now Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ ladies Arlette Saenz Kylie ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it.”