U.S. shoots down high-altitude object over Alaska - CBS News
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The White House said an F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified object flying over Alaska on Friday, saying it posed a threat to the safety of civilian aircraft. The object breached U.S. airspace less than a week after the military shot down a Chinese spy balloon. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
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US confirms 'high-altitude object' taken down over Alaska – as it happened, US politics
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CBS Evening News on X: The White House revealed Friday afternoon that an F-22 fighter jet shot down a “high-altitude object” over Alaska. Officials want to determine what the object was doing
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U.S. Shoots Down High Altitude Object Found Over Alaska
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US fighter jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska
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What is the 'high-altitude object' shot down over Alaska?
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