Well it is the US Air Force we're talking about, even if they wanted to shoot it down immediately nobody wants to make the call out of fear for getting in trouble, so spending a whole day playing hot potato up the chain of command trying to find someone that will make the decision wouldn't surprise me.
But really, it's not a military problem, it's a diplomatic one, and frankly I'm surprised it even got dealt with before the thing was just long gone
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