Some earlier incidents had been classified as unexplained phenomena and handed over to a Pentagon task force charged with investigating U.F.O.s.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
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Balloon Incident Reveals More Than Spying as Competition With China Intensifies
There is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. But for pure gall, there was something different this time.
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Downing of Chinese Spy Balloon Ends Chapter in a Diplomatic Crisis
The balloon, spotted earlier this week over the western United States, was brought down when an F-22 fighter jet fired an air-to-air missile at it off the coast of South Carolina.
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U.S. Close to Shooting Down Chinese Spy Balloon Over the East Coast
The airborne surveillance device was first spotted earlier this week over the western United States, setting off a diplomatic crisis.
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The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs.
After years of crippling problems and a changing mission, the Navy pushed to retire nine of its newest ships. Then the lobbying started.