UFO alert! Canadian army must publish secret image
Canada - When several Chinese spy balloons appeared out of the blue over large parts of North America in early 2023 , they were shot down by US fighter jets - but there were also "other" objects among them. A mysterious image raises questions.
What are the military holding back?
Journalists from the Canadian broadcaster CTV have published images of an "unidentified object".
The photo is said to have been taken in February 2023 during a military operation over the Yukon Territory and was classified as "confidential" until recently - but now it is keeping ufologists around the world busy.
It shows a mysterious semicircle of light against a dark background, which appears to have been taken from a flying aircraft.
Flashback: In early 2023, numerous mysterious balloons appeared in American and Canadian airspace. It quickly became clear that the objects must have been launched in China. The suspicion that they must be spy balloons was obvious. The Chinese government, however, explained that they must be "weather balloons" for climate research.
The objects were shot down by the US military.
What is the Yukon object all about?
The alleged UFO image was probably only released reluctantly by the Canadian army.
The blurred image was only handed over following a request under the Canadian Freedom of Information Act and appears to be a photocopy of an e-mail printout, the CTV journalists explain.
Redacted documents, which were also handed over, show that the object (army designation "UAP-23") was shot down by a US F-35 jet over Canada on February 11.
The Yukon object was "harmless", it said without going into further details.
Later, at the suggestion of a high-ranking general, the picture was to be published on social media, according to the documents. However, after consultation with the press department, the military decided not to do so because it could only lead to "further questions and confusion".
What the Yukon object really is is completely unclear or top secret. The journalists have requested another image, this time with a higher resolution.