{"id":3898,"date":"2023-02-12T15:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:07:51","slug":"us-jet-shoots-down-another-mysterious-object-over-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/us-jet-shoots-down-another-mysterious-object-over-canada\/2023\/02\/12\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"US jet shoots down another mysterious ‘object’ over Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto (AFP) Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Justin<\/span> Trudeau<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> US-Canadian<\/span> military<\/span> operation,<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> mysterious<\/span> airstrikes,<\/span> resulted<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> destruction<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> object.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Canadian<\/span> and<\/span> US<\/span> aircraft<\/span> jumbled<\/span> up,<\/span> US<\/span> F-22<\/span> successfully<\/span> fired<\/span> at<\/span> object,”<\/span> Trudeau<\/span> tweeted<\/span> Saturday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> 4<\/span> p.m.<\/span> (2041<\/span> GMT)<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> object<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> down,<\/span> aviation<\/span> officials<\/span> closed<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> airspace<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> northwestern<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> Montana<\/span> after<\/span> discovering<\/span> what<\/span> they<\/span> called<\/span> a<\/span> “radar<\/span> anomaly,”<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> Northern<\/span> Command<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>As<\/span> a<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> nervousness<\/span> about<\/span> a<\/span> possible<\/span> intruder,<\/span> Union<\/span> command<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> U.S.<\/span> fighter<\/span> jet<\/span> flew<\/span> over,<\/span> but<\/span> “couldn’t<\/span> identify<\/span> an<\/span> object<\/span> that<\/span> correlated<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> radar<\/span> strike.”<\/span> The<\/span> skies<\/span> have<\/span> since<\/span> reopened<\/span> to<\/span> civilian<\/span> air<\/span> travel.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Canadian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anita<\/span> Anand<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> object<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Yukon<\/span> was<\/span> “small<\/span> and<\/span> cylindrical”<\/span> in<\/span> shape.<\/span> “The<\/span> object<\/span> was<\/span> flying<\/span> at<\/span> an<\/span> altitude<\/span> of<\/span> approximately<\/span> 40,000<\/span> feet<\/span> and<\/span> illegally<\/span> entered<\/span> Canadian<\/span> airspace<\/span> and<\/span> posed<\/span> a<\/span> reasonable<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> civilian<\/span> flight<\/span> safety,”<\/span> Anand<\/span> told<\/span> reporters.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Trudeau<\/span> said<\/span> Canadian<\/span> forces<\/span> stationed<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Yukon<\/span> would<\/span> “collect<\/span> debris<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> object<\/span> and<\/span> analyze<\/span> it.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> spoken<\/span> to<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> recent<\/span> intrusion,<\/span> and<\/span> Anand<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> she<\/span> had<\/span> spoken<\/span> to<\/span> US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> Lloyd<\/span> Austin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> new<\/span> incursions<\/span> into<\/span> Alaska<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Yukon<\/span> come<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> Chinese<\/span> spy<\/span> balloons,<\/span> like<\/span> the<\/span> one<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 4,<\/span> were<\/span> suspected<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> “fleet”<\/span> spanning<\/span> five<\/span> continents.<\/span> NATO<\/span> also<\/span> expressed<\/span> concern.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> Anand<\/span> said,<\/span> “It<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> unwise<\/span> to<\/span> speculate<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> object’s<\/span> origin<\/span> at<\/span> this<\/span> time.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>US<\/span> and<\/span> Canadian<\/span> aircraft<\/span> rallied<\/span> Saturday<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> the<\/span> object,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Pentagon<\/span> and<\/span> Anand.<\/span> Pentagon<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Pat<\/span> Ryder<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement,<\/span> referring<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> North<\/span> American<\/span> Aerospace<\/span> Defense<\/span> Command,<\/span> “President<\/span> Biden<\/span> announced<\/span> today<\/span> that<\/span> NORAD<\/span> will<\/span> work<\/span> with<\/span> Canada<\/span> to<\/span> shoot<\/span> down<\/span> a<\/span> high-altitude<\/span> aerial<\/span> object<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Canada.<\/span> We<\/span> gave<\/span> permission<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> assigned<\/span> U.S.<\/span> fighter<\/span> planes,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> object<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> Yukon<\/span> River,<\/span> which<\/span> borders<\/span> Alaska,<\/span> came<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> fighter<\/span> jet<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> another<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> north<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> state<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> village<\/span> of<\/span> Deadhorse<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Search<\/span> and<\/span> recovery<\/span> operations<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> remains<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> object<\/span> continued<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> but<\/span> were<\/span> hampered<\/span> by<\/span> “windy<\/span> cold,<\/span> snow<\/span> and<\/span> limited<\/span> sunlight”<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Arctic,<\/span> Northern<\/span> Command<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Rescue<\/span> operations<\/span> are<\/span> taking<\/span> place<\/span> on<\/span> sea<\/span> ice,”<\/span> it<\/span> said,<\/span> adding<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> was<\/span> “unable<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> further<\/span> details<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> object,<\/span> including<\/span> its<\/span> function,<\/span> purpose,<\/span> or<\/span> origin.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> gigantic<\/span> balloon<\/span> loaded<\/span> with<\/span> electronics,<\/span> dubbed<\/span> a<\/span> spy<\/span> ship<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Pentagon,<\/span> flew<\/span> over<\/span> Canada<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> last<\/span> month,<\/span> amid<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> tensions<\/span> with<\/span> China<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> supposedly<\/span> harmless<\/span> weather<\/span> balloon<\/span> admitted<\/span> it<\/span> veered<\/span> off<\/span> course.<\/span> caused<\/span> The<\/span> balloon’s<\/span> path<\/span> passed<\/span> over<\/span> several<\/span> US<\/span> military<\/span> installations,<\/span> including<\/span> silos<\/span> that<\/span> house<\/span> intercontinental<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> carrying<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Biden’s<\/span> decision<\/span> to<\/span> allow<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> to<\/span> cross<\/span> the<\/span> mainland<\/span> unhindered<\/span> before<\/span> launching<\/span> onto<\/span> the<\/span> water<\/span> was<\/span> thrashed<\/span> by<\/span> Republican<\/span> lawmakers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> federal<\/span> recovery<\/span> team,<\/span> including<\/span> both<\/span> divers<\/span> and<\/span> unmanned<\/span> remotely<\/span> operated<\/span> mini-submarines,<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> search<\/span> for<\/span> debris<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> shallow<\/span> waters<\/span> offshore,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> Northern<\/span> Command<\/span> statement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>U.S.<\/span> officials<\/span> said<\/span> images<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> showed<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> equipped<\/span> with<\/span> surveillance<\/span> equipment<\/span> that<\/span> could<\/span> intercept<\/span> communications<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> solar<\/span> array<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> power<\/span> several<\/span> sensors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toronto (AFP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a joint US-Canadian military operation, the latest in a series of mysterious airstrikes, resulted in the destruction of the object. “Canadian and US aircraft jumbled up, US F-22 successfully fired at object,” Trudeau tweeted Saturday. At 4 p.m. (2041 GMT) after the object was shot down, aviation officials […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,24,276,2425,9929],"tags":[152,188,345,741,960],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JET.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3902,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898\/revisions\/3902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}