North America
Another flying object over Canada – military jets rise
A Canadian Air Force fighter jet (stock image). photo
© Cpl Peter Reed/Department of National Defence/dpa
It was only on Friday that there was a shooting down over the US state of Alaska. Now another flying object has also appeared in northern Canada that is a mystery.
Another mysterious flying object has been spotted over northern Canada. This was announced by the North American Air Defense Command Norad of the German Press Agency on Saturday on request. The US military shot down a flying object over the state of Alaska on Friday.
The object flies at a high altitude – but it was not announced exactly which part of the country it is located over. “Military aircraft are currently operating out of Alaska and Canada in support of the activities of the North American Aerospace Defense Command,” it said. Norad initially did not confirm a media report that a second object might also be sought.
The US government justified the shooting down of the flying object over the state of Alaska on Friday by saying that civilian air traffic was endangered. However, it was initially unclear where the flying object had come from and what purpose it served. The incident was reminiscent of the Chinese balloon allegedly used for espionage purposes, which the US Air Force had brought down from the sky a week ago.
The object over Alaska was about the size of a small car, much smaller than the Chinese balloon, according to the US government. According to the first findings, the object should not have been manoeuvrable itself.