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U.S. shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

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A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

Separately, the U.S. military also scrambled fighter jets in Montana to investigate a radar anomaly that triggered a brief federal closure of airspace.
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I guess now we’re patrolling Canadian airspace. Another cylindrical UFO shot down.

www.reuters.com

U.S. shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

The downing over the Yukon Territory was the second in as many days as North America appeared on higher alert following the China spy balloon. The U.S. offered no new details on the object shot down over Alaska.
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Napoleon said:
I guess now we’re patrolling Canadian airspace. Another cylindrical UFO shot down.

www.reuters.com

U.S. shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

The downing over the Yukon Territory was the second in as many days as North America appeared on higher alert following the China spy balloon. The U.S. offered no new details on the object shot down over Alaska.
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US aircraft have been training out of CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for years. It's called co-operation between allies.
So you guess wrong.

edit- In this case the American aircraft tracked the object from Alaska and were joined by Canadian planes as they crossed the border. One of the American planes shot the object down.
 
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I’m obviously not a fan of the Biden administration but I doubt this was done without Canada’s knowledge and consent.
 
Well the F-22s are finally getting a workout.
 
X Factor said:
I’m obviously not a fan of the Biden administration but I doubt this was done without Canada’s knowledge and consent.
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From the report...

"U.S. fighter jets from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, monitored the object as it crossed over into Canadian airspace, where Canadian CF-18 and CP-140 aircraft joined the formation."

"A U.S. F-22 shot down the object in Canadian territory, using an AIM 9X missile following close co-ordination between U.S. and Canadian authorities," Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement."
 
Napoleon said:
I guess now we’re patrolling Canadian airspace. Another cylindrical UFO shot down.

www.reuters.com

U.S. shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

The downing over the Yukon Territory was the second in as many days as North America appeared on higher alert following the China spy balloon. The U.S. offered no new details on the object shot down over Alaska.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com
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What are we upset about today? Shot down too soon? Too late?
 
Imagine this folks, Righties now whining about shooting down an object too soon when just a week ago they were whining about a balloon not being shot down soon enough.

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SNOWFLAKE said:
Imagine this folks, Righties now whining about shooting down an object too soon when just a week ago they were whining about a balloon not being shot down soon enough.

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There’s an obvious difference between allowing a spy balloon to navigate cross-country and gather intelligence vs shooting a UFO out of the sky because you don’t know what it is. And what do you want if these things do turn out to be innocuous balloons? Accolades for being ******* idiots?
 
SNOWFLAKE said:
Imagine this folks, Righties now whining about shooting down an object too soon when just a week ago they were whining about a balloon not being shot down soon enough.

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Biden took too long and Trudeau shot prematurely.
There's just no satisfying some rightists.
 
Napoleon said:
There’s an obvious difference between allowing a spy balloon to navigate cross-country and gather intelligence vs shooting a UFO out of the sky because you don’t know what it is. And what do you want if these things do turn out to be innocuous balloons? Accolades for being ******* idiots?
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Uhuh, and you were in the room with NORAD officials when they made the decision, were you? OR more likely, you turned on Fox, they whined, that was enough for you to whine too?
 
Napoleon said:
There’s an obvious difference between allowing a spy balloon to navigate cross-country and gather intelligence vs shooting a UFO out of the sky because you don’t know what it is. And what do you want if these things do turn out to be innocuous balloons? Accolades for being ******* idiots?
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You should inform the military of Canada and America that you are a superior judge in what they should or shouldn't shoot down. ASAP! I'm sure they'd appreciate the sensitive information.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Not telling the public what they knew, isn’t the same as not knowing.
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Has NORAD ever explained anything to the public? I doubt they even have a mechanism in place to do that.
 
SNOWFLAKE said:
Uhuh, and you were in the room with NORAD officials when they made the decision, were you? OR more likely, you turned on Fox, they whined, that was enough for you to whine too?
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When they ask him how he knows he should pull a Santos, he might just get a job out of it.
 
Napoleon said:
There’s an obvious difference between allowing a spy balloon to navigate cross-country and gather intelligence vs shooting a UFO out of the sky because you don’t know what it is. And what do you want if these things do turn out to be innocuous balloons? Accolades for being ******* idiots?
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NORAD doesn't explain things to the public. That's someone else's job.
You'll have to be patient.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
What lie was allegedly told?



To help quell conspiracy theories about lying to the public.
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You’re insinuating that they’re lying to the public in saying they don’t know what these objects are.
 
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