China reported an “unidentified flying object” in the east of the country: they are preparing to shoot it down

An “unidentified flying object” was discovered in the waters of the Yellow Sea, not far off the coast of Rizhao city in China’s Shandong province, and the military was reportedly preparing to shoot it down. In this respect writer The Chinese state newspaper Global Times.

Sailors and fishermen who find themselves in the area are warned of the danger.

The announcement came at the zenith of an “air crisis” triggered by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon over US soil.

China said the balloon, which was dropped by the US Air Force in early February, was used for atmospheric research and deviated from its course. And so they accused the US of overreacting.

Recall that the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily closed the airspace off the coast of Carolina to lower the balloon, and the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to China was postponed.

On February 9, the US Aerospace Defense Command detected on radar another mysterious object flying in the northeast direction at an altitude of about 13 kilometers. He was sent two US Air Force F-22 fighter jets and was hit by an AIM-9X air-to-air missile on February 10 at around 05:45 am Kyiv time in northern Canada, this was reported to local authorities. .

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, commenting on the operation to eliminate the object, noting that it was the size of a small car, said that it had not been detected until now.

“We call it an object because that’s the best description we have right now. We don’t know who it belongs to. We just don’t know or understand its purpose,” commented John Kirby.