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Chinese maritime authority says it will down an object off Rizhao

When: 12 Feb 2023
Where: Rizhao, China
Sources: 3 public sources

Rizhao on the Shandong coast, off which the maritime office reported the object Smainali3, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On Feb. 12, 2023, a maritime development office in Qingdao's Jimo District told fishermen an unidentified flying object had been spotted off Rizhao and that it was preparing to shoot it down. No follow-up official account said whether that happened.

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PressChina claims it will shoot down 'unidentified object' (opens in a new tab)Taiwan News / 2023-02-13
PressBeijing denies 3 'objects' downed by US came from China (opens in a new tab)Radio Free Asia / 2023-02-13
PressChinese authorities said they were preparing to shoot down an 'unidentified flying object' (Business Insider) (opens in a new tab)Business Insider via Yahoo News / 2023-02-12

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