Schumer: US Believes Objects Shot Down Over Past Few Days Were Balloons

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said U.S. officials believe the two objects that were shot down over U.S. and Canadian territory were balloons.
Citing a briefing from White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Sullivan told ABC News’ “This Week” that the administration believes the objects were “much smaller” than the Chinese spy balloon that was taken down near the South Carolina coast earlier this month.
“They believe they were, yes,” Schumer responded to a question about whether the objects were balloons. “But much smaller than the first one.”
The U.S. shot down an object flying in Alaskan airspace on Friday, Feb. 10, and another was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet in Canadian airspace a day later, officials have confirmed. Details about the nature of the objects, including what country was operating them, have not yet been disclosed….