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Originally Posted by rustyp
MEREDITH DELISO
Sat, February 11, 2023 at 6:39 PM EST
A high-altitude object tracked over northern Canada has been shot down over the Yukon, officials said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered the takedown of "an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace."
"Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object," he tweeted.
Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage, Trudeau said.
A US F 22 shot it down ? What's wrong with this picture ? Could not the Canadian piper cub handle this ?
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The one that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina was flying at 70,000 feet, so not a Piper Cub could not have shot it down.
A section of what the ballon was carrying was recovered and it is the size of a bus. That that section came from a piece that is the size of a commercial jet.
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