Mystery object shot down by US jets - but not a spy balloon

US fighter jets have shot down an unidentified object in the skies over Alaska, although authorities say they don't believe it was a spy balloon.

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The object, which was the size of a car, and reportedly described by one official as silver coloured and cylindrical, was first spotted on Thursday, flying at around the same altitude as commercial airliners.

It comes just a week after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over South Carolina.
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