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What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craftIs it a bird? A plane? A suspected Chinese spy balloon?Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

On the heels of the Feb. 4, 2023, shooting down of a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on the U.S., American fighter jets have shot down three additional objects in or near U.S. airspace.

When the media asked Glen VanHerck, the Air Force general...

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