More UFOs Shot Down By US Air Force

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🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The United States military downed three more unidentified flying objects, though the Biden administration said it had no indication that the objects were intended for surveillance. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said that he didn't think "the American people need to worry about aliens, with respect to these craft."

This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, politics reporter Deepa Shivaram, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Anna and Haley, and we're coming to you very sad from Philadelphia after the Eagles lost last night.
0:06.5	This podcast was recorded not.
0:08.5	2.25 pm on February 13th, 2023.
0:12.2	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but at least we every honest half time show.
0:16.7	Okay, here's the show!
0:19.1	Legendary half time show, but brutal day.
0:33.1	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast. I'm Miles Parks. I cover voting.
0:35.6	I'm Deepa Shiver on my cover The White House.
0:37.6	And we've got Greg Myrie here with us. He covers National Security for NPR.
0:41.1	Hi, Greg.
0:42.1	Hey, guys.
0:43.1	And I am so selfishly excited, Greg, that you are here because it felt like every single time I checked my phone this week,
0:48.6	and the US had shot down another unidentified flying object, and I'm just hoping you can explain what is going on.
0:58.1	Well, I can help. I'm sure I can explain everything.
1:00.6	Well, how many are we up to at this point? Let's start there.
1:04.1	Well, four in the last nine days, we had the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down on February 4th.
1:11.1	So that was nine days ago, and then we had three, one on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
1:16.6	Okay, so it's not just in my head. This is becoming an everyday occurrence.
1:19.6	What do we know about what these objects were? Were the three that were shot down this weekend connected to the spy balloon?
1:26.1	No, it doesn't seem so, but we really do have a few details on these three most recent shoot downs, Miles.
1:33.1	On Sunday, a US fighter jet shot down a small object over Lake Huron on off the eastern shores of Michigan a day earlier.
1:42.1	On Saturday, an air flora sprain took down an aircraft in Western Canada.
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