US fighter jet shot down object over northern Canada, Trudeau says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that he ordered a US military aircraft to shoot down an unidentified object flying high over northern Canada, one day after US aircraft took a similar action over Alaska.

Shortly before Truo’s tweet, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said it had detected an object flying at high altitude over Canada. NORAD did not provide any further information, including when the object was first sighted or what it is.

Sokesman, Maj. Olivier Gallant, said both Canadian and US warplanes operating as part of NORAD were deployed.

Trudeau then announced on Twitter: “I ordered the downing of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down an object over the Yukon. Canadian and American aircraft were airlifted and an American F-22 successfully strafed the target. .”

The object was the third known object to violate North American airspace in the past two weeks.

In a second tweet, Trudeau said, “I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. The Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the facility. Thanks to NORAD for watching North America.”

The suspected Chinese spy balloon spent almost a week in Canadian and US airspace before being shot down by US warplanes off the coast of South Carolina last Saturday.

On Friday, the US military shot down a second object in Alaskan airspace, although authorities did not provide details on what it was.

Recovery work continued on Saturday both near Deadhorse, Alaska, and off the coast of South Carolina, according to the US Northern Command.

The Northern Command said in a statement that there were no new details about what object was shot down by a US fighter over Alaska. It says Alaska Command and the Alaska National Guard, along with the FBI and local law enforcement, are conducting a search and recovery.

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“Arctic weather conditions, including cold winds, snow and limited daylight, are factors in this operation and personnel will adjust recovery efforts to ensure safety,” the statement said. “Restoration work underway on the sea ice.”

He added that the Navy continued research and work to restore the ocean floor off the coast of South Carolina, and the Coast Guard provided security. Additional debris was removed on Friday and additional work will continue weather permitting, the statement said.