Unidentified object: Image of item shot down over Yukon [Video]

An image of the unidentified object shot down over Canada’s Yukon territory in February 2023 has been obtained by CTVNews.ca.

Released through a Canadian freedom of information request, the grainy image appears to be a photocopy of an email printout.

Heavily redacted documents show how the image was approved for public distribution within days of the headline-grabbing incident, but then held back after a public affairs official expressed concerns that releasing it “may create more questions/confusion.”

CTVNews.ca has requested a higher resolution copy.

CTVNews.ca has obtained an image of the unidentified object shot down over Canada’s Yukon territory in February 2023. (Department of National Defence via Access to Information Request)

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