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Sunday, February 12, 2023 10:36 AM WIB

Jakarta, CNNIIndonesia —

united states of america (WE) again shot down a foreign object on Saturday (2/11). This time the foreign object flew over Canada.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has previously confirmed that it is tracking another object over Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also shared this information via his tweet.

“Ordered to shoot down an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down an object over the Yukon. Canadian and American planes confused,” he wrote.

In subsequent tweets, he claimed to have spoken to US President Joe Biden. It will collect and analyze the debris from the object.

Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense said Biden cleared US fighter jets assigned to NORAD to work with Canada to shoot down the object yesterday.

“Two F-22 aircraft from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, surveyed the object over US airspace with the assistance of an Alaska Air National Guard refueling aircraft. , followed it closely and took the time to characterize the object’s behavior,” the Department of Defense said. said. as reported Newsweek.

The F-22 was shot down using an AIM 9X missile after close coordination between the United States and Canada. It also involved contacts between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Canadian Minister of Defense Anita Anand.

Subsequently, the Department of Defense said the FBI would partner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to find out more about the object.

Previously, the United States shot down a foreign object in the sky over Alaska. It was the size of a car.

“It was the size of a small car. So it’s not the same size and shape as the spy balloon that was shot down off South Carolina on February 4,” Ryder said, as reported by CNN, Saturday (2/11).