Posted on Feb 14, 2023
Mystery over missing sidewinder missile that failed to shoot down UFO
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Two AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles were used in the U.S. Air Force takedown of an unidentified object flying in United States airspace on Sunday, with the whereabouts of the first missile unknown.
The Pentagon said on Sunday that an F-16 fighter jet had fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to "successfully shoot down an airborne object" flying over Lake Huron, in Michigan. The unknown object was flying at around 20,000 feet, according to the Pentagon, and President Joe Biden authorized the move on the recommendation of Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, and military leaders.
The Department of Defense did not consider the object a "kinetic military threat," but deemed it a "safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities."
The Pentagon said on Sunday that an F-16 fighter jet had fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to "successfully shoot down an airborne object" flying over Lake Huron, in Michigan. The unknown object was flying at around 20,000 feet, according to the Pentagon, and President Joe Biden authorized the move on the recommendation of Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, and military leaders.
The Department of Defense did not consider the object a "kinetic military threat," but deemed it a "safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities."
Mystery over missing sidewinder missile that failed to shoot down UFO
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, said on Monday that the objects downed in Alaska and Canada "are in remote and wintry terrain," with the object over Michigan likely to be "in very deep water in Lake Huron." This makes salvage operations more difficult, he added.
Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Air Force for comment."
..."National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, said on Monday that the objects downed in Alaska and Canada "are in remote and wintry terrain," with the object over Michigan likely to be "in very deep water in Lake Huron." This makes salvage operations more difficult, he added.
Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Air Force for comment."
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