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Midwestern, Western states in spotlight after mystery flying objects shot down by military

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Midwestern, Western states in spotlight after mystery flying objects shot down by military

Feb 13, 2023 | 6:37 pm ET
By Ashley Murray Jacob Fischler
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Midwestern, Western states in spotlight after mystery flying objects shot down by military
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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon on Feb. 5, 2023, off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. U.S. fighter aircraft operating under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and destroyed a high-altitude surveillance balloon over U.S. territorial waters at the order of President Joe Biden and with the full support of the Canadian government. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)