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class="content__text" What is going on up there? The appearance of a series of unidentified objects in the sky over a week that were subsequently shot down has prompted questions about why there seems to be a sudden rash of such incidents. Since Feb. 4, when U.S. military personnel shot down what is believed to be a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, there have been three other objects shot from the sky over an eight-day period. So far, only the first object shot down has been identified as a Chinese spy balloon. The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered key sensors from the wreckage. The other objects according to John Kirby, the U.S. National Security Council co-ordinator for strategic communications, didn't have propulsion and they weren't being manoeuvred. The U.S. therefore isn't sure if "they had a surveillance aspect to them," he said. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there's reason to believe it's not a coincidence that the four objects have been spotted over such a short time. "Obviously, there is some sort of pattern in there," he said. Of course, the whole affair raises many questions, many of which you’ve sent our way. We’ve put your questions to experts. You can check out this primer and head to our link in bio for more. A previous post of this story incorrectly stated that one of the flying objects was shot down Feb. 6, 2023. In fact, it was shot down Feb. 4. That post has been removed. (Reporting: Mark Gollon/CBC News; Photos: Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette/The Associated Press, U.S. Fleet Forces/U.S. Navy/Reuters, Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy/Getty Images, North American Aerospace Defense; Graphics: Allison Cake/CBC News) #China #SpyBalloon #UFO #CBC #CBCNews

February 16, 2023