An “unidentified object” that “violated Canadian airspace” was shot down by a U.S. Raptor F-22 on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced.

Trudeau claimed he “ordered the takedown” of the UFO over the Yukon by NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command).

“I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object,” Trudeau tweeted.

Trudeau said he informed Joe Biden of the incident and the wreckage is being recovered.

“I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object. Thank you to NORAD for keeping the watch over North America,” he added.

NORAD released a statement claiming it had identified a “high-altitude airborne object” over Northern Canada but did not clarify if it was involved in shooting down the object.

“Military aircraft are currently operating from Alaska and Canada in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) activities. NORAD confirms that we have positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada,” the organization stated.

“While we cannot discuss specifics related to these activities at this time, please note that NORAD conducts sustained, dispersed operations in the defence of North America through one or all three NORAD regions. NORAD is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America.”

This comes a day after the U.S. government shot down a “cylindrical and silverish grey” object over Alaska, claiming it put U.S. civilian airspace at risk.

This also comes a week after the Biden regime allowed a Chinese weapons systems balloon to drift across thousands of miles over the United States for several days before shooting it down over the coast of South Carolina.