U.S. military shoots down another unidentified object over Lake Huron, the 3rd this week

The Great Lakes of North America.
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U.S. military officials on Sunday told NBC News that a U.S. F-16 fighter jet had shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron — the fourth flying object to be downed in North American airspace in under two weeks.

The operation was additionally confirmed by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who first tweeted that the military was keeping "an extremely close eye on the object above Lake Huron," and later added that the object had been "downed by pilots from the U.S. Air Force and National Guard."

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Justin Klawans, The Week US

 Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other Hollywood news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.