The object flew at 40,000 feet and therefore posed a risk to civil air traffic. It was shot down approximately 17 miles from the border with the United States, Anand says on the night of Sunday Norwegian time. Earlier on Saturday, an unidentified flying object was observed at a high altitude over Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Saturday evening Norwegian time that the object had been shot down on his orders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to US President Joe Biden about the shooting down of the object. Photo: BLAIR GABLE / Reuters – I ordered the shooting down of an unidentified object that was violating Canadian airspace. NORAD shot down the object over the Yukon. Both Canadian and American planes were sent out and the object was shot down by an American F-22, writes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter. NORAD is a joint US-Canadian defense command for the airspace over North America. He further writes that he has spoken to US President Joe Biden. – Canadian forces will now collect the wreckage and analyze them, writes the Prime Minister further. Screenshot from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s message on Twitter. Happening after the US shooting down An unknown flying object on Friday was also shot down over Alaska on the orders of President Joe Biden. It is not known what kind of object it is, but it was much smaller than the large Chinese balloon that was recently shot down off the coast of South Carolina. The object was the size of a small car and was at an altitude of 40,000 feet in US airspace. According to the White House, the object could pose a danger to aviation. The US defense has no new information on Saturday evening about the object that was shot down over Alaska on Friday, neither about its capabilities, purpose or origin, reports Reuters. Shot down a spy balloon Just over a week ago, an American fighter plane took to the air and shot down a balloon, which the Americans believe was clearly a Chinese spy balloon. It was equipped with aerials that could pick up military installations, and it flew over military bases and areas where the Americans have large bombers. The balloon was shot down and landed on the coast of South Carolina on February 5. Photo: PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS TYLER TH / AFP The United States says it has known about this type of Chinese balloon for several years, and that this is the reason why they can say with certainty that it is Chinese. Chinese authorities have rejected the claims and claim it was a stray weather balloon.
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