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Source: BBC via Yahoo! News

1. Summary
   On Sunday the U.S. shot down an unknown object in North American airspace for the third time. It was flying at 20,000ft, potentially threatening civilian aircraft. The Chinese spy balloon last week flew at 60,000ft.
   
   The Pentagon said it could have been used for surveillance, though this remains uncertain. US General Glen VanHerck said that the military has been monitoring airspace more cautiously because of the Chinese spy balloon discovered last week, but that the three new devices were being called "objects, not balloons, for a reason." A defense official told Reuters that there is no evidence the craft are extraterrestrial.
   
   Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who received a briefing on the issue, said officials believe the first three flying objects were Chinese surveillance balloons. The White House later downplayed his comments. Authorities in China's eastern Shandong province said they were preparing to shoot down an unidentified object on Sunday, though Beijing did not officially comment on the matter.

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