Shootdown incident over Yukon, Canada
2023 Yukon high-altitude object
3000km 2,000miles
Yukon, Canada Approximate location where the object was shot down. |
Date | February 11, 2023 |
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Location | Yukon, Canada |
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Type | Airspace violator |
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Outcome | Downed by an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile fired by a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor |
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On February 11, 2023, NORAD, at the direction of the Canadian Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Defence Staff, downed an unidentified object over Yukon.[1][2]
After snowfall in the area made the debris difficult to find, the search was called off on February 17.[3][4]
- ^ Newton, Paula (February 11, 2023). "NORAD says additional 'object' detected over northern Canada". CNN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (February 11, 2023). "NORAD confirms 'high-altitude airborne object' flying over northern Canada". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Yukon search for debris suspended". Royal Canadian Mounted Police. February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023.
- ^ "US and Canada abandon search for three flying objects shot down". BBC News. February 18, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023.