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Saturday an unidentified cylindrical object was shot down by a US F-22 fighter jet over Canada .The information was confirmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said the object was shot down over the Yukon territory in the country’s north.
Canadian forces would recover and analyse the wreckage,
the second such shootdown in as many days, as North America appeared on heightened alert following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the shootdown on Twitter and said it took place over the Yukon territory in the country’s north. He said Canadian forces would recover and analyze the wreckage from the object.
I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 11, 2023
Tell you that a suspected Chinese spy balloon spent nearly a week flying through Canada and US airspace before it was shot down by US .
On Feb. 4, a US F-22 fighter jet brought down what the US government called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina following its week-long journey across the United States and portions of Canada. China’s government has said it was a civilian research vessel.
