Montana

A part of Montana airspace was temporarily closed due to a "radar anomaly," then later reopened, after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada, ...

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said on Sunday there is a possibility of an object flying over Montana's airspace after a search for a radar anomaly was called ...

Tester admitted that he did not know whether the objects shot down in the last few days belonged to China. shot down two more aerial objects over American and Canadian airspace on Friday and Saturday. “There was an anomaly and they’ve investigated … The U.S. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, said in a statement late Saturday that it detected a “radar anomaly” and sent fighter aircraft to investigate but the aircraft could not identify any object “to correlate to the radar hits.” Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said on Sunday there is a possibility of an object flying over Montana’s airspace after a search for a radar anomaly was called off yesterday due to darkness, but added the alert could be a “false alarm.”

Airspace over Montana was closed for nearly an hour late Saturday, shortly after a US fighter jet downed a high-altitude “object” over Canada.

“I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. “I am aware of the object in Montana air space and remain in close contact with senior DOD and Administration officials. “NORAD detected a radar anomaly and sent fighter aircraft to investigate.

Temporary flight restrictions over the US state of Montana were lifted after US Air Force (USAF) fighter jets investigated the state's airspace.

F-22s were scrambled and an AIM-9X Sidewinder was used, according to the reports. Since no objects were found, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) lifted the restrictions, the agency said in a USAF F-22s and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s were scrambled, and the object was shot down by a F-22 over the Canadian territory of Yukon, near the US border. [release](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/11/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-trudeau-of-canada-2/) published by the White House. [release](https://twitter.com/USNorthernCmd/status/1624517995421745156) of US Northern Command, a recovery operation was launched immediately, with the aim of collecting debris of the object. [said](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/11/us-jet-canada-unidentified-object-trudeau-00082440) to Politico when asked about the increased frequency of such incidents.

Havre airspace in Montana was shut down for nearly an hour after a mystery object was seen flying in the skies above the area 30 miles south of the Canadian ...

DOD told me that they are going to be tracking the object – they can’t even say exactly what it is – they are going to track the object until it gets light again. With questions about the Chinese spy balloon still unanswered, the Biden administration must be fully forthcoming with Montanans and all Americans.” Rosendale added: “The first we shot down over the Atlantic. Soon after the incident, US and Canadian aircraft were quickly scrambled on Saturday night to Havre. He told Fox News: “I’m at an event, a Lincoln Reagan dinner in Columbus, Montana right now. It was a joint order given by Trudeau and President Joe Biden, the White House revealed later.

US News: North American air defense "detected a radar anomaly and sent fighter aircraft to investigate. Those aircraft did not identify any object to ...

North American air defense "detected a radar anomaly and sent fighter aircraft to investigate. Those aircraft did not identify any object to correlate to the radar hits," a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command said. on Saturday and a fighter jet was sent to investigate a "radar anomaly" but the plane did not find anything unusual in the sky, the US military said.

GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale revealed on Saturday that he was informed of such a developing incident, though officials at NORAD later indicated that was a false ...

NORAD will continue to monitor the situation.' Matt Rosendale revealed on Saturday that he was informed of such a developing incident, though officials at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) later indicated that was a false alarm. 'I’m continuing to receive regular updates from the Pentagon and our intelligence community as we closely monitor American airspace in light of last night’s development. A subsequent inquiry sent on Rosendale's latest post was not immediately returned. The potential sighting in Montana on Saturday night led to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) levying a temporary restriction on airspace in the area, though it was lifted later that night. Matt Rosendale said on Saturday night that an unidentified object was spotted in his state's airspace, but it was deemed a false alarm

Montana Senator Jon Tester said Sunday that "there may still be something up there," a day after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada and ...

[Department of Defense](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/defense) activities." The first was determined to be a Chinese spy balloon containing surveillance equipment. Saturday's unidentified object was the latest in a series of objects the U.S. [REPUBLICANS REACT TO THIRD 'OBJECT' SHOT DOWN OVER CANADA: 'UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE'](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-react-third-object-being-shot-canada-unprecedented-challenge) "It may be a false alarm." The statement said that "aircraft did not identify any object to correlate to the radar hits," but according to Tester, that does not mean all is clear.

NORAD issued a statement late Saturday saying it had detected a "radar anomaly" over Montana, but nothing unusual was found when fighter jets were sent to ...

As it turns out, there were at least half a dozen likely spy balloons that were spotted during President Trump’s tenure, including near sensitive military sites in [California and Virginia](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/06/trump-officials-admit-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-over-us-during-previous-administration-according-to-latest-report/?sh=43b66cec6f62). 10](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/10/us-military-shoots-down-another-high-altitude-aircraft-near-alaska/?sh=7cced7007847). 4](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/07/us-navy-releases-first-official-photos-of-chinese-spy-balloon-in-atlantic-ocean/?sh=2965dd3e6dfc) off the coast of South Carolina, after it traversed most of the continental U.S. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down last week, but several reports have indicated it could collect signals intelligence. We’re going to make sure if that plan needs to be funded, that it gets funded. Those aircraft did not identify any object to correlate to the radar hits,” NORAD and U.S. The news comes after NORAD shot an unidentified object out of the sky in northern Canada on Saturday and the U.S. military can make recommendations to the president. and Canada, issued a statement late Saturday saying it had detected a “radar anomaly” over Montana, but nothing unusual was found when fighter jets were sent to the area. [such a thing to happen](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/04/yes-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-over-the-us-when-president-trump-was-in-office-too/?sh=227553ff3ea3). [unidentified flying object](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/12/china-says-its-preparing-to-shoot-down-unidentified-flying-object-near-yellow-sea/?sh=13715ab6e871) near the city of Rizhao in Shandong Province, on the Yellow Sea. “It’s something that, as Chairman of the Defense Committee [...] we’re going to make sure that there is a plan.

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center and Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana scholars partnered together to gather materials ...