First missile fired at unidentified object over Lake Huron missed target, top U.S. general says

Washington — A missile fired by a U.S. fighter jet at a high-altitude object detected over Michigan on Sunday missed its target and landed in Lake Huron, Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed Tuesday.

Milley was asked about the apparent misfire during a press conference after the ninth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Belgium.

"On the fourth one, over Lake Huron, first shot missed, second shot hit," he said. "The most important thing for the American military is to protect the American people."