The truth is out there… on Twitter! Social media responds with out-of-this-world jokes after American fighter jets shoot down three UFOs in three days
- Social media's best meme-makers conspired to publish a flood of satirical pics
- DailyMail.com rounds up the best of the Internet's takes on the latest UFO saga
The news that three UFOs have been shot down over US and Canadian airspace in the past three days has set the Internet alight, with social media's best meme-makers conspiring to publish a flood of satirical images.
UFOs, or 'unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)' as they are called by the US government, have been a topic of fascination and mystery for decades.
From alleged government cover-ups to sightings of mysterious lights in the sky - not to mention the potential for alien life - there are plenty of reasons why the phenomenon is embedded in popular culture.
Skeptics have long argued that the evidence for UFOs is scarce and that most sightings are just the product of word of mouth and no hard facts.
But in recent years, several credible sources - including US air force and navy fighter pilots - have opened up about their experiences with UFOs and shared footage of their near misses, lending more credence to the increasingly frequent sightings of unidentified craft.
Now, US defense officials have admitted that they were forced to dispatch F-22 and F-16 jet fighters to shoot down three UFOs in as many days over Alaska, Canada and the Great Lakes in Michigan.
And this comes just one week after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down over South Carolina.
Here, DailyMail.com rounds up the best of the Internet's takes on the latest UFO saga.
![One meme referenced the latest suspicions that the US government may have been behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe amid the war in Ukraine](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629807-11744991-One_meme_referenced_the_latest_suspicions_that_the_US_government-a-38_1676329202867.jpg)
One meme referenced the latest suspicions that the US government may have been behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe amid the war in Ukraine
![The man from Disney Pixar's Up will be surprised when a US fighter jet bears down on him](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629803-11744991-The_man_from_Disney_Pixar_s_Up_will_be_surprised_when_a_US_fight-a-37_1676329202867.jpg)
The man from Disney Pixar's Up will be surprised when a US fighter jet bears down on him
![The US government has not yet been able to determine the provenance of the three UFOs shot down this past weekend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629799-11744991-The_US_government_has_not_yet_been_able_to_determine_the_provena-a-36_1676329202865.jpg)
The US government has not yet been able to determine the provenance of the three UFOs shot down this past weekend
![Some Twitter users wondered why the overwhelming majority of UFO sightings seem to be reported in the US](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629791-11744991-Some_Twitter_users_wondered_why_the_overwhelming_majority_of_UFO-a-39_1676329202868.jpg)
Some Twitter users wondered why the overwhelming majority of UFO sightings seem to be reported in the US
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67626969-11744991-image-a-41_1676329203098.jpg)
![The balloon shot down on February 4 was from China - but Pokemon fans thought Team Rocket may have been on the loose](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67631109-11744991-The_balloon_shot_down_on_February_4_was_from_China_but_Pokemon_f-a-40_1676329202989.jpg)
The balloon shot down on February 4 was from China - but Pokemon fans thought Team Rocket may have been on the loose
![Star Wars fans were amused by the appearance of the Chinese 'spy' balloon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67631107-11744991-Star_Wars_fans_were_amused_by_the_appearance_of_the_Chinese_spy_-a-42_1676329203235.jpg)
Star Wars fans were amused by the appearance of the Chinese 'spy' balloon
![One user poked fun at the rumors surrounding Joe Biden's declining physical and mental acuity](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629795-11744991-One_user_poked_fun_at_the_rumors_surrounding_Joe_Biden_s_declini-a-43_1676329205727.jpg)
One user poked fun at the rumors surrounding Joe Biden's declining physical and mental acuity
![One Twitter user was evidently not a fan of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629815-11744991-One_Twitter_user_was_evidently_not_a_fan_of_Canadian_Prime_Minis-a-44_1676329205769.jpg)
One Twitter user was evidently not a fan of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
![Plenty of people seem to want the UFOs to be commanded by alien visitors](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/23/67629817-11744991-Plenty_of_people_seem_to_want_the_UFOs_to_be_commanded_by_alien_-a-45_1676329205778.jpg)
Plenty of people seem to want the UFOs to be commanded by alien visitors
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