![]() ![]() Prior to the shoot-down, in a statement on February 11, NORAD and the US northern command said they, along with the Alaska National Coast Guard, FBI, and local law enforcement, were conducting search and recovery activities for the object. ![]() A US F-22 shot down the object in Canadian territory using an AIM 9X missile.” He further added, “As Canadian authorities conduct recovery operations to help our countries learn more about the object, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be working closely with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." He said, as quoted by CNN, “Monitoring continued today as the object crossed into Canadian airspace, with Canadian CF-18 and CP-140 aircraft joining the formation to further assess the object. Two F-22 fighter jets “monitored the object” with the help of the Alaska Air National Guard. US F-22 shot down object in Canadian territoryĬommenting on it, Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Patrick Ryder said the object that got shot down was first noticed over Alaska on Friday evening, February 10. Earlier today, the US shot down an unidentified object over Alaska that was flying at ~40,000 feet (well within the range of commercial flights).Ī US Air Force HC-130J is now flying off the Alaskan coast, flying as low as 725 feet at times.
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