Report: Picture shows UFO shot down by US jet in Canada after incident with Chinese spy plane

A photo of an unidentified flying object (UFO), which is from a US fighter jet above Canadian airspace in February 2023. The image, which appears to be a photocopy of an email printout, shows a blurry cylindrical object floating in the air before it CanadaThe image is located in the Yukon Territory near the Alaska border, according to CTVNews, which obtained the image through a request for information from the Canadian Department of Defense.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command first spotted the “high-altitude aerial object” at about 40,000 feet above Alaska and dispatched jets to observe it, according to a Fox News report. The object drifted from Alaska into Canadian airspace before being shot down on February 11, 2023. This incident occurred shortly after the downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon and was one of three air objects that crashed that month.
“Yesterday afternoon, I also spoke with President Biden and together we confirmed that we will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the sovereignty of our shared North American airspace, but also to do whatever is necessary to ensure the safety of our citizens,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at the time.

The object was shot down by a US F-22 Raptor. AIM 9X missile and it was believed to be a “small metal balloon with a tethered payload.”
President Biden later clarified that the three objects had nothing to do with the Chinese espionage incident. Canadian Government initially released the UFO image, but later authorized its publication.
However, the Deputy Minister for Public Affairs questioned whether the public should be allowed to see the image, writing in an internal email: “If the image is published, then via the [Canadian armed forces] Social media accounts. Given the current public situation and statements that the object is harmless, the publication of the image could cause further questions/confusion, regardless of the text that will accompany the post.” The publication of the image was subsequently withheld pending “US intervention”.