February 11, 2023 6:11pm
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has successfully shot down a foreign object that was flying over northern Canada, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On Saturday, NORAD confirmed that a high-altitude airborne object had been spotted, but did not identify what the object was.
Trudeau posted a statement on Twitter regarding the sighting. He says that the “unidentified” object that violated Canadian airspace was taken down by a U.S. F-22 over the Yukon Territories. Both Canadian and U.S. aircraft were involved in the effort.
Canadian Forces are currently recovering and analyzing the wreckage.
“Thank you to NORAD for keeping the watch over North America,” Trudeau added.
This is the third flying object that has violated North American airspace since the beginning of the month.
NORAD took down a confirmed surveillance balloon on February 4 that had been flying through Canada and the U.S. for several days. Less than a week later, the command shot down another high-altitude object over the northern coast of Alaska.