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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by partiallypro on Saturday February 11, 2023 @07:28PM (#34758031)
They are now saying they don't know how it was staying airborne (no visible balloon or propulsion) and when they approached to observe it interfered with instrumentation.

Source: https://twitter.com/ZaidSabah/status/1624527081026486274

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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by justin66 on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:29PM (#34759406)
"They" are definitely not speaking for the US government.
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada by partiallypro on Monday February 13, 2023 @01:08PM (#34777565)
The Pentagon confirmed this on Sunday, which is why they said they weren't referring to them as balloons. They did hint that it's likely that the balloon part may be within the object itself to obscure its true nature. I don't think they are saying it's aliens, just that a pass by couldn't determine the exact nature of the object.
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