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(Bloomberg) — The US shot down an unidentified airborne object over northern Canada on Saturday, the third time this month that jets have been deployed to counter such aerial incursions.  

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The North American Aerospace Protection Command earlier Saturday mentioned it had recognized the high-altitude object. Canadian and US plane have been scrambled and a US F-22 fighter jet efficiently took it down over the Yukon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned in a tweet.

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The most recent incident comes after the latest incursion of a Chinese language balloon over US and Canadian territory that shone a highlight on Beijing’s alleged surveillance applications and sparked a diplomatic standoff between the world superpowers. The US additionally downed one other unidentified object in Alaska Friday close to the Canadian border. 

Canadian Forces will recuperate and analyze the wreckage of the article, Trudeau mentioned, including that he spoke with US President Joe Biden. 

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It’s unclear what the newest object is and the place it originated. However the US has accused China of a years-long surveillance program wherein it deployed spy balloons throughout the globe, a declare rejected by Beijing. 

A US intelligence report launched in January mentioned reporting of unidentified aerial phenomena has elevated, because the stigma surrounding claims of UFO sightings lessens and consciousness will increase in regards to the threats such objects could pose.

Learn extra: UFO Sighting Experiences to Authorities Enhance as Stigma Lifts

NORAD is a US-Canada group charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace management and maritime warning for North America. 

—With help from Jenny Leonard.

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