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Spazito

(54,348 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 10:02 AM Feb 2023

NORAD shoots down 'unidentified object' over Yukon

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has shot down an unidentified object in Canadian airspace, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

"I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. [NORAD] shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object," Trudeau said in a statement on Twitter.

"I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object," he said.

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While Trudeau described the object as "unidentified," Maj. Olivier Gallant, a NORAD spokesperson, told The Associated Press that the military had determined what it was but would not reveal details.

In a statement, the White House said Biden spoke with Trudeau on Saturday about the "unidentified, unmanned object" and the leaders discussed the importance of recovering it "in order to determine more details on its purpose or origin."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/norad-monitoring-airborne-object-north-1.6745575

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NORAD shoots down 'unidentified object' over Yukon (Original Post) Spazito Feb 2023 OP
Shooting down unidentified objects?? Military couldn't identify? So shot it down? Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #1
Maj. Olivier Gallant, a NORAD spokesperson, told The Associated Press that the military had twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #2
 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
1. Shooting down unidentified objects?? Military couldn't identify? So shot it down?
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 11:26 AM
Feb 2023

Wool, meet eyes!

Does not compute, Will Robinson.

Show me the beef, all bun, no beef, no object shown…hope not everyone has abandoned all sense of reason in the rush to trust without question the Pentafon?

Niger yellowcake with your deception anyone?

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)
2. Maj. Olivier Gallant, a NORAD spokesperson, told The Associated Press that the military had
Mon Feb 13, 2023, 07:18 AM
Feb 2023

determined what it was but would not reveal details.

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