Military / Radar
High-Altitude Object Shootdowns (incl. Lake Huron)
After a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down off South Carolina, U.S. fighters downed three further high-altitude objects over Alaska, Canada's Yukon, and Lake Huron.
- Date
- February 2023
- Location
- Lake Huron, Michigan (with objects over Alaska and Yukon) · United States
- Witnesses
- Military, Pilot
- Evidence
- Radar, Official documents
What was reported
Military aircraft shot down the objects on 10, 11 and 12 February 2023 after radar settings were adjusted to detect smaller, slow objects. The Lake Huron object was engaged by an F-16 using missiles.
Official and public statements
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on 14 February 2023 that the three objects were most likely balloons tied to commercial or benign purposes.
References
Source: Wikipedia