REF: UAP/2020s/194Unexplained
2023-01-28 to 02-12
Chinese balloon & 3 unidentified object shootdowns
US/Canada (AK, Yukon, Lake Huron) · USA/Canada·Air defense engagements·2020s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
After Chinese spy balloon shootdown, NORAD widened radar filters and F-22s downed 3 unidentified objects over Alaska, Yukon, Lake Huron; never recovered; WH said likely benign balloons; unprecedented kinetic engagements on unknowns.
§ BWitnesses
NORAD; F-22 pilots ('no discernible propulsion')
§ CEvidence & Documentation
NORAD/WH statements; pilot comms reporting; NDAA-mandated reviews
§ DOfficial Investigation
NORAD/NSC review
§ EStatus Assessment
Objects unrecovered; assessed 'likely benign'; formally unresolved
§ FVerifiable Sources
WH briefings 2/2023; NORAD statements; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_high-altitude_object_events
§ GCross-referenced cases6
2021-07-15? (removed)❓ -
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2022-09 (paper)🌐 Ukraine
Kyiv 'phantoms' observations (NAS Ukraine)
Observatory instrument study
2023-04-27🌐 Global
MH370 'orb' videos debunked
Viral video (debunked)
2023-04-30🇺🇸 USA
Las Vegas 'backyard creatures' report
Police-documented anomaly report
2024-11 to 2024-12🇺🇸 USA
New Jersey drone flap
Mass sighting wave
2025-01🇺🇸 USA
Jake Barber 'UAP retrieval' claims
Whistleblower claim