FAA Says Montana Airspace Reopened After ‘DoD Activities’

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Saturday that it had placed a temporary restriction on flights over parts of Montana shortly after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada, and later said the restriction had been lifted.

“The FAA has closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense operations,” the FAA Fox News Digital said in a statement Saturday night.

The airspace was closed in the area of ​​Le Havre, Montana, near the US border with Canada.

The FAA said the directive is “effective immediately until further notice.”

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Shortly thereafter, the FAA reported that airspace had been reopened, but provided no further details.

“The FAA has closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense operations,” an FAA spokesman said. “Airspace reopened.”

Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale tweeted that an “object” had been sighted over Montana.

“I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Le Havre and the northern border,” Rosendale tweeted before the FAA lifted the no-fly order. “Airspace closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic – the Department of Defense will resume efforts to monitor and land the object in the morning.”

Rosendale later tweeted that airspace had been reopened and that he “will be in touch with Department of Defense officials and sharing more information as it becomes available” because “Montanese deserve answers.”

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The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The news comes shortly after an unidentified object was shot down by a US military fighter jet over Canada during the joint NORAD operation between Canada and the United States.

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