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U.S. Military Shoots Down High-Altitude Object Off The Coast Of Alaska

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 10th, 2023

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U.S. Military Shoots Down High-Altitude Object Off The Coast Of Alaska

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

The U.S. military on Friday shot down another high-altitude object that crossed into territorial airspace, taking it out off the coast of Alaska with a Raytheon Technologies [RTX]-built AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired from an F-22 fighter aircraft. White House and Pentagon officials said the object, first detected on Thursday, was flying at 40,000 feet and presented a “threat to the safety of civilian flight,” while noting no details have been confirmed yet on the origin or ownership of the system…

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