The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected an unidentified high-altitude, hypersonic contact approaching U.S. airspace from the direction of the North Atlantic during the period from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 25, 2025, according to a report on X, with F-22 Raptors scrambled from Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Local sources in the Northeastern United States and across the border in Canada reported a bright red light in the sky and a loud ringing sound, almost like bells, originating from the North Atlantic direction over the past two hours, as stated in a post by the X account Sent Defender. The X post detailed the NORAD detection and the Air Force response without providing additional specifics on the contact's origin or trajectory.
