What are these cylindrical UFOs being shot down over North America?

It's a story straight out of The X-Files: two mysterious flying objects were taken out of the sky in Alaska and Canada over the past two days, and officials from both countries are remaining tight-lipped about the details.

On Friday, a UFO was shot down 10 miles off the frozen coast of Alaska. Military pilots sent to examine the strange object reported conflicting accounts of what they saw. Some claimed the object "interfered with their sensors," while others reported no sign of propulsion. Despite cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet, the object remained afloat, seemingly without any explanation.

Just one day later, another UFO was taken out over central Yukon. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that he gave the order to shoot it down, and Defence Minister Anita Anand described the object as being "small" and "cylindrical." She stated that it posed a "reasonable threat to civil aviation."

But here's where things get really interesting: when asked if there was any indication that these objects were not from this world, the defence minister didn't say no. Instead, she hinted that the object shot down in Canada was potentially similar to the one that was shot down off the coast of North Carolina.

The objects have been described as about the size of a small car, or a Volkswagen Beetle. What’s interesting is that when asked if the object could be extraterrestrial, the Canadian defense minster didn’t just laugh and say no. Like, imagine if the reporter asked her if it was time-travelling dinosaurs. Obviously she would roll her eyes and say, “No, we don’t think so.”

Saturday evening, a NOTAM was issued in Montana and the airspace was temporarily closed. Senator Jon Tester tweeted, “I am aware of the object in Montana air space and remain in close contact with senior DOD and Administration officials. I am closely monitoring the situation and am receiving regular updates. I will continue to demand answer for the American public.”

Later the airspace was re-opened without shooting down any new UFOs. NORAD later issued a statement saying a radar anomaly was the cause of the NOTAM, and shutting down the airspace. When fighter jets were sent to investigate they couldn’t find anything.

So, what does that tell us? Not a lot unfortunately. Maybe there was something up there in Montana and maybe there wasn’t. I imagine everyone is a little twitchy at the moment given how many headlines the Chinese spy balloon made.

As for the objects shot down over Alaska and the Yukon, are they just another Chinese surveillance device? Advanced drone technology sent to test NORAD response times? Or are the space aliens among us?

Officials from both the US and Canada are keeping quiet for now, but UFO enthusiasts are already buzzing with excitement. Stay tuned for more updates from the front lines of this extraterrestrial investigation. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.

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