F-15 Fighter Pilot Explains Why Latest Object Shot Down Over Alaska Is ‘Unusual’

A veteran F-15 fighter pilot said that U.S. officials had released some details about the object that was shot down over the media. Alaska Friday is “unusual.”

The object was allegedly unidentified. “cylindrical shape” It was smaller than the Chinese spy ball that was downed last week.

“We have no further details about the object at this time, including any description of its capabilities, purpose or origin,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder. “The object was about the size of a small car, so not similar in size or shape to the high-altitude surveillance balloon that was taken down off the coast of South Carolina.”

Politico was told by a U.S. official that the object didn’t appear to possess any. “observable surveillance equipment.” According to reports, the object flew at around 40,000 feet making it a danger to civilian aircraft.

Randy Reep is an F-15 pilot with experience. It was large and suspicious.

“In modern times, the opportunity to see drones in the air is not uncommon,” Reep. “What you’re seeing that’s unusual is the size of these unmanned vehicles that are transient in our airspace.”

Reep stated that U.S. officials wouldn’t shoot down the object “until they knew it was an unmanned vehicle.”

“They will have to wait to have all the data so they can provide a good briefing on the exact situation that it was,” Reep.

The news comes following the U.S. military’s use of an F-22 Raptor last Wednesday to shoot down a Chinese spy satellite over the Atlantic Ocean. They used a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile and an air-to-air AIM-9X Sidewinder rocket. The missile was fired at approximately 58,000ft. After President Joe Biden had allowed the spy balloon to fly thousands upon miles across the United States, the decision was made to shoot it down.

The latest attack on U.S. airspace occurred late Thursday night in Alaska. Officials were unable to confirm whether the object was from an outside country due to how fast events took place.

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