Canada hit an unknown object flying at high altitude that violated the country’s airspace this SaturdayCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced.
The device was detected by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), an organization created by Canada and the United States, and was dropped over the Yucón, a region in the northwest of the country on the border with Alaska.
This event comes after the United States shot down an unknown flying object flying over Alaska and a Chinese balloon allegedly used by Beijing for espionage missions.
“I have ordered the shooting down of an unidentified object that violates Canadian airspace”Trudeau said on Twitter.
Planes from the United States and Canada joined the operation to track down the device, even though it was an American F-22. the person who “successfully shoots” the objectHe detailed the prime minister working in coordination with US President Joe Biden.
Trudeau assured that the Canadian Armed Forces would recover the remains of the fallen device for analysis.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden He was ordered to shoot down an unidentified object flying over frozen waters in the state of Alaska.
The White House did not elaborate on where the object came from, but said it was different from the Chinese balloon that was dropped after flying over several states in the United States last week.
The United States has accused the Chinese government of developing a balloon “program” for espionage work, with the participation of the Armed Forces, already flying to more than 40 countries on 5 continents.
Due to the discovery of the sphere in question, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his planned trip to Beijing.
China argues that the balloon dropped by the US last Saturday is a meteorological device. “deviated from its original course” with “force majeure”.