The U.S. ordered a flying object to be shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday. Earlier, another object was shot down over the Yukon
“Obviously there is some sort of pattern in there, the fact we are seeing this in a significant degree over the past week is a cause for interest and close attention,” Trudeau told reporters in a news conference in Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
VanHerck says it crossed into U.S. airspace over Montana about an hour later, but fighter jets were unable to locate it, which is why it was deemed an anomaly.Article content VanHerck told a media briefing Sunday that while it’s “likely” the two sightings were of the same object, NORAD is unable to confirm whether that was the case.
“Because we have not been able to definitively assess what these recent objects are, the president wanted to act out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and in our interest,” VanHerck told reporters Sunday.Article content
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canada confirms takedown of 'high-altitude object' over Lake Huron; Trudeau talks object over YukonPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says he ordered an unidentified cylindrical object shot down over central Yukon Saturday because it posed a threat to civilian planes and potentially to Canadians. Trudeau says Canada and the United States are taking the situation 'extremely seriously.'
Read more »
U.S. shoots down flying object over Lake Huron near Canadian borderThe U.S. military shot down a flying object over Lake Huron near the U.S.-Canada border, U.S. officials said on Sunday, in the fourth such interception by American fighters this month. Meanwhile, Canadian investigators are hunting for the wreckage of an unidentified flying object that was shot down by a U.S. jet over Yukon territory on Saturday.
Read more »
'Unidentified object' downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this weekU.S. officials said an “unidentified object” has been shot down Sunday for the third time in as many days, this time over Lake Huron, after earlier downings in Alaska and Canada.
Read more »
U.S. military brings down another flying object over Lake Huron, near Canadian borderThe U.S. military shot down a flying object over Lake Huron near the Canadian border, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
Read more »
‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week - Terrace Standard‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week
Read more »
‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this weekU.S. and Canadian authorities had restricted some airspace over the lake earlier Sunday as planes were scrambled to intercept and try to identify the object.
Read more »