High-altitude object shot down over Alaska

COLOMBO (News 1st) - US President Joe Biden has ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified "high-altitude object" off the coast of Alaska on Friday (10).

The unmanned object, according to spokesperson John Kirby, was "the size of a small car" and posed a "reasonable threat" to civilian aviation.

"The object's purpose and origin were unknown", Kirby said.

It comes just a week after the US military destroyed a Chinese balloon over US territory.