UFO alert in Romania

Romania is on alert for the detection of “unidentified flying object” in its airspace.

In a statement from the Romanian Defense Ministry, it was claimed that two fighter jets under NATO command took off after a flying object was detected in the airspace. In the statement, it was reported that the flying object, which was said to resemble a weather balloon, was detected by the country’s radar system at an altitude of 11,000 meters.

In the statement, which included the information that fighter jets scanned the region for about 30 minutes, it was noted that the flying object could not be found.

Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said in a statement to the press: “Our warplanes did not find any objects, although they were detected on radars. Therefore, there is no threat to our airspace, ”he said.

BALL CRISIS BETWEEN US AND CHINA

The US Department of Defense reported on February 3 that a high-altitude intelligence balloon allegedly belonging to China was detected flying over the continental US and passed over some sensitive military installations in the state of Montana. , including nuclear warheads and long-range missiles. missile depots.

China claimed that the balloon was a civilian aircraft belonging to the country, was used for meteorological research, and because its controllability was limited, it accidentally entered US airspace as it was blown by the winds.

China’s statement did not satisfy Washington, and on February 4, as the balloon rose over the Atlantic Ocean on the orders of President Joe Biden, it was shot down by a US military fighter jet in US territorial waters.

The Beijing administration had protested against the United States on the grounds that it “interfered with the civilian drone by force.” (AA)