US Recovery of Object Downed Over Alaska Faces Arctic Conditions

  • Nothing to report on purpose or origin, Northern Command says
  • Object was shot down Friday as threat to civilian aircraft
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A US recovery effort on sea ice in Alaska continued Saturday after a fighter jet shot down an unidentified airborne object near the Canadian border.

“Recovery operations continue today near Deadhorse, Alaska,“ US Northern Command said in a statement. “We have no further details at this time about the object, including its capabilities, purpose, or origin.”