Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said an "unidentified object" which "violated "Canadian airspace" was shot down on Saturday.
The object was shot down, as per his order by a U.S. military F-22 fighter jet over the Yukon.
An official confirmed that the object was detected by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). It was seen over Alaska on Friday night, and then monitored by two F-22 fighter jets with the assistance of the Alaska Air National Guard.
Trudeau tweeted that "Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled" after he "ordered the take down" of the object by NORAD.
The White House later confirmed that Mr. Biden "authorized" the "take down" of the object "following a call" with Mr. Trudeau.
In a news conference Saturday evening, Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said Saturday`s object was shot down at 3:41 p.m. EST, noting that it was the first time that a "NORAD operation had downed an aerial object."
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