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  2. US military shot down an unidentified “object” above Alaskan airspace less than one week after a large airship, allegedly sent by China to spy on the US mainland, seized the national news ...

  3. List of high-altitude object events in 2023 - Wikipedia

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    A high-altitude object entered U.S. airspace on February 9 and was shot down over the Beaufort Sea by the U.S. Air Force. The Department of Defense said it was the size of a small car and flying northeast at approximately 40,000 feet (12,000 m), posing a risk to civilian flight.

  4. Hainan Island incident - Wikipedia

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    The Hainan Island incident was a ten-day international incident between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) that resulted from a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a Chinese Air Force J-8 interceptor on April 1, 2001.

  5. 2023 Chinese balloon incident - Wikipedia

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    The balloon was shot down over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, by an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired from a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor that had departed from Langley Air Force Base; the downing occurred at 2:39 p.m. eastern time.

  6. Chinese spy balloon – live: China warns of ‘further actions ...

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    US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic ocean. Saturday 4 February 2023 19:42, Gustaf Kilander. The US military has shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina ...

  7. List of airliner shootdown incidents - Wikipedia

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    This incident is believed to be the first commercial passenger plane attacked by hostile forces. [1] On 24 August 1938 – during the Second Sino-Japanese War – the Kweilin, a DC-2 jointly operated by China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and Pan American World Airways, carrying 18 passengers and crew, was forced down by Japanese aircraft in Chinese territory just north of Hong Kong. 15 ...

  8. Lockheed U-2 - Wikipedia

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    It was approved in 1954, and its first test flight was in 1955. It was flown during the Cold War over the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, and Cuba. In 1960, Gary Powers was shot down in a CIA U-2C over the Soviet Union by a surface-to-air missile (SAM). Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. was shot down in a U-2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

  9. FBI issues warning amid drone mystery: Don’t point lasers at ...

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    Since November, the FBI has received tips involving over 5,000 reported drone sightings, resulting in mounting anxiety among residents spotting what they believe to be Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).