The mystery object was about the size of a small car, U.S. officials said.
with a Sidewinder missile off the South Carolina coast. But there may not be a connection between the two downed objects.was huge; its inflated envelope was about 200 feet tall, and the truss structure that hung beneath it was the size of several school buses.
The object that was shot down over Alaska on Friday was"about the size of a small car, so, not similar in size or shape to the high-altitude surveillance balloon that was taken down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4," Ryder said. Ground-based radar detected the Alaska intruder on Thursday , he added. Fighter jets subsequently investigated, confirming the object's presence and altitude. U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the object to be taken out, and the military did so quickly.
"We have no further details about the object at this time, including a description of its capabilities, purpose or origin," Ryder said. Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Feb. 5, 2023.
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