U.S. officials believe flying objects over Alaska and Canada were balloons


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks throughout a information convention forward of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Tackle in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. nationwide safety officers imagine the flying objects shot down over Alaska and Canada have been balloons, Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer mentioned in an interview on ABC on Sunday.

“You possibly can make sure that if any American pursuits the place individuals are in danger, they’re going to take acceptable motion,” he mentioned, including that the objects shot down on Friday and Saturday have been a lot smaller than the primary balloon that drifted over U.S. airspace and was shot down over South Carolina final Saturday.

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