U.S. shoot down unidentified object over Canada’s Yukon region

[b]● An unexplained object was shot down by an American F-22 fighter jet over Canada.
● The shootdown on Saturday over the northern Yukon region was initially reported by
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
● In cooperation, Joe Biden permitted the U.S. military to take down the unidentified
object.[/b]

[i][c=666666]The object was shot out by a US military F-22, as seen in this old photo. (Getty Images)[/c][/i]

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On February 11 2023, an American official reported that a U.S. fighter shot down a third
unmanned aircraft in a week, this time over northern Canada.

North American Aerospace Defense Command, a joint US-Canada entity that defends airspace
over the two countries, discovered the item flying at a great height over Alaska on Friday
evening, according to U.S. officials. After a week-long controversy over an alleged Chinese
eavesdropping balloon, North America seemed to be on high alert.

The shootdown was initially reported by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who also
promised that his Canadian forces will recover and examine the aircraft's wreckage.

According to the Pentagon, U.S. President Joe Biden cooperated with Canada to take down the
high-altitude craft. Following close collaboration between U.S. and Canadian authorities, a US
F-22 downed the object on Canadian territories using an AIM 9X missile.

It was shot down at 3:41 EST (2041 GMT) while in the air at 40,000 feet (12,200 m), where it
presented a threat to civilian aviation traffic.