Unidentified object shot down over Alaska by US military, White House says

Spokesman John Kirby says object, the size of a small car, was ordered by President Biden to be shot down

A US fighter jet has shot down over Alaska an unidentified high-altitude object that was the size of a small car, the White House said on Friday, although it remained unclear what the purpose or origin of the target was.

“The president ordered the military to down the object,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.