As is now known, not everything went smoothly when a mysterious flying object was shot down over the US on Sunday. The designated fighter jet pilot missed the target with the first missile. That cost at least 400,000 dollars, converted about 375,000 euros.
This is the minimum price for a deployed Sidewinder missile. “We are aware that the first missile launched on Sunday missed the target,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in Washington on Tuesday. The rocket fell “straight” into Lake Huron on the US-Canada border. US Chief of Staff Mike Milley added that it was “harmless”.
The second missile hit its target
The second missile fired subsequently hit its target. As reported, US fighter jets shot down three flying objects in three days late last week over the state of Alaska, as well as over Canada and Lake Huron. On February 4, a suspected spy balloon was shot down over the US East Coast.
Research balloon shot down?
While there are already details about this balloon, little is known about the other flying objects. The remains have not yet been recovered. Weather conditions such as icy wind, snow and limited daylight make work difficult, especially for the rocket off the coast of Alaska. The debris must be stored on the ice. The object would have flown at an altitude of about 12,192 meters above Alaska, endangering civil air traffic. It is not yet clear whether the events of the past few days are related.
Kirby said on Tuesday there was nothing to indicate that the objects were part of China’s “spy balloon program” or that they were “definitely” being used for foreign espionage. In the end, they could be balloons “that were simply connected to commercial or research facilities and thus harmless”.
Source: Krone
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