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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered to take down of an unidentified flying object

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered to shoot off an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) shot down the object over the Yukon, a Canadian territory West of the country and bordering Alaska, United States.

Canadian and U.S. aircraft scrambled and a U.S. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor successfully fired at the object,” Trudeau wrote on Twitter, adding that he spoke with President Biden this afternoon.

Canadian Forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object.

It is the third object to be shot down over North America in the last week.

On Friday the American military destroyed an unspecified object the size of a small car off Alaska. One week ago, United States President Joe Biden ordered the taking down of a Chinese balloon that drifted through the country at a high altitude.

This post was published on 11 February 2023 23:44

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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