US shoots down unidentified object flying over Great Lakes region in Michigan

By Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - The US military reportedly shot down an unidentified “object” flying over the Great Lakes region in the state of Michigan on Sunday.

"The US military has decommissioned another 'object' over Lake Huron," Michigan Rep. Jack Bergman said on Twitter.

The retired lieutenant general said he had been in contact with the Department of Defense "regarding operations across the Great Lakes region today."

No official statement has been released so far from the Pentagon or the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified object that was in his country’s air space.

The incident marks the fourth time that objects have been shot down above North American air space in the past eight days.

A week ago, the US downed an alleged Chinese spy balloon, and in the aftermath, President Joe Biden sanctioned six Chinese entities that are part of Beijing's aerospace industry.

The US shot down another object Friday off the coast of the state of Alaska. It was described as being the size of a small car, but no further details were disclosed.