I originally thought that this was a hydrazine fuel tank from a rocket, but after seeing the close-up that shows the top hatch, and given that it just washed up out of the ocean, it looks more like a mooring buoy. https://t.co/yIXdMH9A1o
I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.
📍ATLANTIC OCEAN - @USNavy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. pic.twitter.com/QwjSFQEw1b