“Today… at the direction of President Biden, and based on the advice of Secretary Austin and the military command, an F-16 fired an AIM9x, successfully shooting down an aerial object flying at an altitude of approximately 20,000 feet in US airspace over Lake Huron, Michigan,” the statement reads. agency statement.
It is noted that the object was not considered a kinetic threat to ground targets, but could pose a danger to air traffic.
Earlier, Congressman Jack Bergman said that the US military intercepted a flying object over Lake Huron on the border with Canada.