They had no capabilities of propulsion and were uncrewed.
belonging to the People's Republic of China, a charge that the Asian nation has denied. China has claimed that the balloon was on a civilian mission and had drifted into U.S. airspace by accident. Following the incident, the U.S. Air Force has further shot down three additional objects but has not disclosed their origins.The secrecy maintained by the U.S. military about the objects it has taken down over the weekend has now raised suspicions about their origins.
Unlike the spy balloon flying well above the jetliner zone at about 60,000 feet , the craft taken down on Friday cruised at 40,000 feet , posing a threat to civilian aircraft. This was a significant factor in why it was taken down. All three objects were observed to gather basic information, and there were some commonalities among them. All of them were smaller than the spy balloon spotted earlier, and none were transmitting information, even though they might have been collecting intelligence data.
The objects could not maneuver themselves since they did not have propulsion capabilities, the White House added. More details about the objects may become available once the debris is recovered, which appears challenging since the craft landed either in the rugged terrain in remote areas or deep waters of Lake Huron.While the object shot down on Friday was the size of a small car, the one taken down over Lake Huron was likely much smaller.
Instead, the AIM-9X Sidewinder was used due to its capability to see the heat contrast between the target and its surroundings. However, the first missile fired missed the mark. It remains unclear what happened to the missile, though.
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