Unidentified object over Canada shot down as aerial drama escalates

The drama began earlier this month when a balloon traversed North America, gripping global attention and sparking a diplomatic standoff between the US and China

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered the takedown of an unidentified airborne object over Canada on Saturday, the third such aerial incursion into North American airspace this month, prompting alarm across the continent.

The high-altitude object was identified over Alaska late Friday evening and monitored by US military aircraft as it crossed into Canada, according to the Pentagon. Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled, and a US F-22 fighter jet successfully shot it down over the Yukon, said Trudeau, who coordinated the response with US President Joe Biden. The object was brought down by an AIM 9X missile.

The drama began earlier this