FEDERAL officials issued a temporary closure of Montana airways to support the Department of Defense after an unidentified flying object was shot down in Canada. A "radar anomaly" was detected, leading officials to send a fighter pilot to investigate, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. A US F-22 shot down the object using an AIM 9X missile, the Department of Defense said. An F-22 aircraft shot it down with a Sidewinder missile after it entered Alaskan airspace, with its remains scattering across the frozen sea. A department of defense official claimed that upwards of 3 Chinese spy balloons flew over the continental United States during Trump's presidency, sparking fierce debate online.
