The North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad) says it is monitoring a high-altitude airborne object flying over northern Canada.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command says it is monitoring a high-altitude airborne object flying over Northern Canada.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News
"Military aircraft are currently operating from Alaska and Canada in support of North American Aerospace Defence Command activities. NORAD confirms that we have positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada," Norad and the U.S. military's Northern Command said in a statement.
"While we cannot discuss specifics related to these activities at this time, please note that NORAD conducts sustained, dispersed operations in the defence of North America through one or all three NORAD regions. NORAD is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America."
This comes a day after the United States shot down another unknown high-altitude object about the size of a small carCanadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said in a statement to CTV News on Friday that the object did not fly into Canadian airspace.also said Friday night that he supported the decision after being briefed on the matter.The incident comes after the U.S.
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