HMM: F-22 Raptor Destroyed An ‘Object’ Over The Great Lakes: Chinese Spy Balloon Or Something Else? “In February, headlines were made when a U.S. F-22 Raptor shot down a Chinese Spy Balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The 200-foot-long surveillance device had traced a path across Canada and most of the U.S. before being destroyed when it was safely out to sea. While this initial confrontation garnered much attention, less was given to follow on actions that same month. High altitude objects were detected in U.S. airspace and shot down three more times in February.”

Whatever just happened over the Great Lakes, that last line gives lie to early Administration excuses that we lacked the ability to shoot down high-altitude objects.