'It came down pretty much from Alaska down into Yukon and into central B.C.,' said Maj.-Gen. Paul Prevost.
Posted: Feb. 17, 2023 10:40AMIn this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023.
Prevost made the comments before the House of Commons defence committee on Friday while appearing alongside the deputy commander of Norad, Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier. Pelletier confirmed that the Chinese balloon, which was first detected entering Alaskan airspace on Jan. 28, travelled through Canada on Jan. 30 and 31 before re-entering the U.S., where its presence was publicly revealed.He added there were “some radar gaps throughout some of its flight path. … The high-altitude surveillance balloon of came in proximity to some of the Canadian bases, but I cannot speak of the actual response of those Canadian bases.
U.S. President Joe Biden suggested on Thursday the three objects shot down over Alaska, Yukon and Lake Huron did not pose a threat to national security.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Pelletier and Prevost did not offer much in the way of additional details, and instead emphasized the importance of finding those objects to determine what they were. At the same time, they appeared to concede that those searches will come up empty.
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