U.S. Military Shoots Down Third High-Altitude Object Over Canada, Prompting Calls for More Information from Biden Administration

The U.S. military has shot down a third high-altitude object over Canada on Saturday, prompting lawmakers from both parties to call for more information from the Biden administration. This is the third such incident in the last eight days, with two other objects being shot down over Alaska and Canada.

The object shot down Saturday over the Yukon was described by U.S. officials as a balloon significantly smaller than the three school bus-size balloon hit by a missile Feb. 4 while drifting off the South Carolina coast. U.S. and Canadian authorities restricted some airspace over Lake Huron as aircraft were scrambled to intercept and try to identify the object. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., tweeted that “the object has been downed by pilots from the US Air Force and National Guard.”

The Biden administration has yet to provide any details about the objects, but lawmakers from both parties are calling for more information. Senator Angus King, I-Maine, said in a statement that “the American people deserve to know what is happening in our skies, and the administration must provide a full accounting of the facts.”

The U.S. military has not yet released any information about the objects or their origin, but the incidents have raised questions about the unusual activity happening in the sky and what can be done in response to the potential incursions into the national airspace.

The Biden administration has yet to comment on the incidents, but it is clear that lawmakers from both parties are calling for more information. It remains to be seen what the administration will do in response to the incidents, and what information they will provide to the public.