In recent days, the United States has been hit by a wave of UFO fever after a series of mysterious objects were shot down using missiles from F-16 fighter jets. The latest object, described as an “octagonal” craft with “potential surveillance capabilities,” flew near a sensitive military site in Montana before being taken down over the Great Lakes. The two previous objects, shot down over Alaska and Canada, were described as cylindrical and both were believed to have a payload attached to them. The collection of unidentified objects has sparked speculation about their origin and purpose, with the Pentagon refusing to rule out the possibility of an extraterrestrial connection.
This comes after a spherical Chinese balloon was shot down on February 4 over South Carolina, which China claimed was an unmanned weather surveillance aircraft that had gone off-course. However, the three subsequent unidentified objects remain a mystery, and officials have not ruled out the possibility that all of the objects could be balloons released by China to send a political statement or threat to North American airspace.
