One of the reasons more objects were being shot down, the Pentagon said, is because NORAD has adjusted its filters and radar capabilities “to look more discretely” for them.
With no public explanation, the United States has begun shooting down what it claims to be unidentified objects in US and Canadian airspace on a daily basis.
The removal of an unknown octagonal-shaped object flying over Lake Huron marks the 4th flying object to be shot down by US military in just over a week.
U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security.
Data shows Americans have seen more than 26,000 unidentified objects in the skies over the US in the past five years. This comes as three UFOs were shot down over the weekend.